|
CHINA> National
![]() |
|
Hu asks Tanzania to fight downturn jointly
By Li Xing (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-02-16 07:33 DAR ES SALAAM: China is willing to strengthen communications and cooperation with Tanzania and other African countries to minimize the effects of the global economic crisis, President Hu Jintao said Sunday.
At his meeting with Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, Hu called for reforms in the global financial system to ensure that developing countries, including those in Africa, get better representation and more scope to make their voices heard.
Dar es Salam-based newspaper The Citizen has reported that the global economic downturn is hurting the sisal processing and exports sector. Tanzania is taking steps to overcome the difficulties and is willing to strengthen cooperation with China to counter the crisis, Kikwete said. Hu reached Dar es Salaam late on Saturday night, becoming the first Chinese president to visit Tanzania. The official welcoming ceremony, held in the city square, featured an elite ceremonial military procession, during which the band played the Chinese and Tanzanian national anthems. Hu and Kikwete reviewed 45 years of friendship that had proceeded smoothly and withstood the changes of time. Sino-Tanzanian ties are a model for genuine mutual trust, unity and cooperation for China and other developing countries, Hu said.
He reiterated China's stance of not reducing its aid to African countries, and proposed to increase political exchanges further to boost mutual political trust and deepen cooperation in trade, culture, education and public health. To fulfill the commitment made during the China-Africa Cooperation Forum in Beijing, China will share with Tanzania its experience in building economic development zones and keep encouraging Chinese firms to invest in the country. Hu said China would invite young Tanzanian students and offer more fellowships to them to study in China. Tanzania is the fourth stop of Hu's five-nation tour, which has taken him to Saudi Arabia, Mali and Senegal. He will travel to Mauritius on Monday. |
|||||||||||||||||
会泽县| 宁化县| 珲春市| 阳高县| 丘北县| 安吉县| 和田县| 休宁县| 通海县| 台安县| 鹤山市| 达尔| 嘉鱼县| 巴马| 铜山县| 年辖:市辖区| 凭祥市| 通榆县| 临邑县| 麦盖提县| 武穴市| 承德县| 湖口县| 九龙坡区| 侯马市| 仁化县| 五寨县| 高安市| 建始县| 襄樊市| 富顺县| 色达县| 康马县| 敦煌市| 临夏县| 北京市| 衡水市| 黑山县| 白城市| 桦川县| 铅山县|