President Hu Jintao said in Beijing Tuesday that his country
will further strengthen ties with Zambia and actively implement the
cooperation projects between the two countries.
The fruitful bilateral cooperation in economy and trade has
brought substantial benefits to the two peoples, Hu said while
meeting with Zambian President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa.
Mwanawasa said the Zambian people will never forget the selfless
assistance from China. To develop friendship and cooperation with
China is a firm policy of Zambia, which will stick to the one-China
policy, he said.
He also hoped to further cooperation with China in fields of
trade, investment and infrastructure.
Mwanawasa arrived here on Thursday for the Beijing Summit of the
Forum on China-Africa Cooperation held on November 4-5.
China and Zambia established diplomatic relations in October
1964. Bilateral trade hit US$300 million in 2005.
(Xinhua News Agency November 7, 2006)
