Africa-Press – Angola. China’s ambassador to Angola, Zhang Bin, expressed, this Thursday, in Luanda, his country’s interest in strengthening cooperative relations in the field of security and public order.
Speaking to the press, at the end of a meeting with the Minister of the Interior, Eugénio Labourinho, the Chinese diplomat thanked the individual and collective protection of his country’s citizens and companies operating in Angola.
“China is very grateful for the security protection work towards Chinese citizens and companies in Angola, so we will continue to demand that they observe the country’s laws and regulations and carry out business in accordance with current law”, highlighted.
The ambassador praised the visit, this month, of the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, to the Asian giant, which allowed the signing of several agreements.
For his part, the Minister of the Interior considered the cooperative relations between the ministerial department he heads and the Chinese Ministry of Public Security to be excellent, stressing that they are developing normally, with a view to pursuing common interests and objectives.
“The cooperation relations between the two institutions are carried out within the framework of the Cooperation Agreement on Security and Public Order, signed in Beijing in April 2012. We will always be grateful for the contribution that the people and Government of China have been providing to Angola in the process of diversification and development of its economy”, he added.
Angola/China relations
Relations between Angola and China date back to 1983 and reached their highest point in 2000, when the Asian giant began making loans to the country to rebuild infrastructure destroyed by the war and to boost the national economy.
Since 2007, Angola has been China’s largest trading partner in Africa, with a turnover that registered, in 2010 alone, a total of 24.8 billion US dollars.
In Angola, China operates in the most varied areas of the country’s economic and social life, with a strong presence in the areas of staff training, such as the construction and equipping of the Integrated Technological Training Center (CINFOTEC) and the Venâncio de Moura Diplomatic Academy and scholarships for young Angolans.
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