President Hu Jintao wrapped up his state visit to Cameroon
Thursday, leaving the Cameroonian capital of Yaounde for Monrovia,
Liberia, the second leg of his eight-nation tour of Africa.
In Yaounde, President Hu met his Cameroonian counterpart Paul
Biya and other leaders of the central western African country, to
exchange views on how to consolidate friendship and deepen
cooperation between China and the host country.
The two sides signed a series of cooperation documents during
the visit.
In recent years, the China-Cameroon relations have become
increasingly mature, with bilateral political friendship enhanced,
economic and trade cooperation expanded and human resources
exchanges increased.
President Hu's tour of Africa will also take him to Sudan,
Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique and Seychelles.
In a written statement issued upon his arrival at the Yaounde
International Airport Tuesday, President Hu described his African
trip as "a journey of friendship and cooperation."
He said that his current visit to the eight African countries is
aimed at consolidating the traditional friendship between China and
Africa, implementing the agreements reached at the Beijing Summit
of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation last November, enlarging
substantial cooperation and promoting common development.
At the Beijing summit, leaders of China and 48 African countries
agreed to establish and develop a new type of strategic
partnership, featuring political equality, mutual trust, win-win
economic cooperation and cultural exchanges.
(Xinhua News Agency February 2, 2007)
