Liberia remains committed to FOCAC objectives

Liberia's foreign minister has highlighted the country's relationship with China at the recently held 8th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Dakar, Senegal.

Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah said the government remains fully committed to the ideals and objectives of the forum, and values its bilateral relationship.

He said the shared relationship with China continues to yield mutual benefits for the two countries and peoples.

He said that since the inception of FOCAC 21 years ago, it has continued to successfully serve as a viable platform, and an effective mechanism for further coordinating and enhancing the bilateral relationship of African countries with China by fostering the promotion of economic cooperation, promoting South-South cooperation at the multilateral level; and has been useful in spotlighting greater attention to Africa's vast potential in the global trade market.

"We view our relationship with China within the context of the shared vision and goals for building a shared future through a 'win-win cooperation', by promoting the buildup of local capacity through the promotion of industrial capacity, infrastructure connectivity, trade facilitation, green development, capacity building, healthcare, people to people exchanges, peace and security," Kemayah said.