'No selfish interests' in Africa
(China Daily)
Updated: 2006-06-21 08:48 According to a joint communiqu issued on Monday, the two countries pledged to
work together to enhance co-operation in areas of agriculture, energy,
telecommunications, transport and human resources development.
The two
sides decided to strengthen partnership in international affairs and jointly
safeguard the rights and interests of developing countries and promote world
peace and development, the communiqu said.
China also offered to donate
medicines for fighting malaria to the West African nation.
"Congo
remains a friendly country with whom we have long had amicable relations," Wen
said after meeting with Sassou.
"The president of the African Union will
participate in the China-Africa summit," he added, referring to a meeting in
China in November to promote relations between China and the African
continent.
Before leaving Brazzaville for Angola, Wen visited one of the
two hospitals built by China and staffed by Chinese medical workers and met
Congolese high school students studying Chinese.
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