Africa-Press – Angola. The state of cooperation between Angola and the People’s Republic of China and the prospects for improving exchanges between the countries dominated the audience given a few days ago in Beijing by the new Deputy Director General for Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Zhou Ping, to the Angolan ambassador João Salvador Neto.
During the meeting, those responsible assessed the levels of bilateral cooperation, in a period when China is increasingly opening up to the world and, as a result, there is greater interest from local investors, foreign partners and diplomats. residents who, based on different studies, look for the best option to satisfy previously elaborated strategies. On the occasion, aspects relating to the imperative need to promote closer relations of friendship and economic cooperation were also analysed.
João Salvador Neto and Zhou Ping also took the opportunity to address issues related to the progress of the works on the Caculo Cabaça hydroelectric dam, whose construction is entrusted to the company China Gezhouba Group International Engineering CO, one of the most prestigious companies in the field of civil construction in the country. Asian, with an extensive portfolio of relationships in the business world, with countries of the European Union. The ambassador reiterated, on the occasion, the importance of the recent meeting held with the management of construction company China Gezhouba Group Internacional Engineering CO, at the premises of the diplomatic representation, in which he expressed the need for the Chinese company to train young Angolans in the various levels of education, to be active participants in the country’s transformation process.
João Salvador Neto suggested that the Chinese company embrace the idea of combining investment and projects with the training of young Angolans, with the construction company’s management accepting the suggestion of contributing to technical and professional training, exploring the partnership relationship with academic institutions , where trainers with quality and solidity will be recruited.
The Wednesday meeting between the two diplomats takes place at a time when ambassador João Salvador Neto considers important the appeals of the Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, to invest in economic diplomacy.
The idea of improving exchanges between countries in the most varied domains was also reinforced.
Angola is, remember, China’s biggest trading partner on the African continent, with a turnover that in 2010 reached the figure of US$24.8 billion. The partnership between Angolans and Chinese is fundamentally based on equality and mutually advantageous benefits, it can also, in addition to contributing to the development of both countries, help in the establishment of a new international political and economic order and promote the democratization of international relations . The Angolan delegation included minister counsellor, Joana Feijó, and press attaché, Carlos Contreiras.
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