China will work with Ethiopia and other African countries to
build up a new type of strategic partnership featuring political
equality, reciprocal cooperation, and cultural exchanges, said a
leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Wednesday.
"China attaches importance to the ties with Ethiopia and
believes this relationship would be further promoted through joint
efforts," said Wu Guanzheng, member of the Standing Committee of
the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.
He made the remarks in a meeting with Bereket Simon, executive
committee member of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic
Front (EPRDF).
Wu said China and Ethiopia have enjoyed traditional friendship,
and the exchanges in the political, economic and other fields have
been enhanced in recent years.
He noted the CPC would like to further relations with the EPRDF
to help promote the relations between the two countries.
Ethiopia is located in east Africa. The EPRDF, the ruling party
of Ethiopia, was founded in 1989.
Bereket expressed gratitude for China's long-term assistance to
Ethiopia, saying the EPRDF would learn from the CPC on party
building.
Bereket is paying his fourth visit to China at the invitation of
the International Department of the CPC Central Committee.
(Xinhua News Agency March 15, 2007)
