BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- China and African countries will build a politically supportive, economically win-win and cultural closely-related strategic partnership, said Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said here Tuesday.

    Li made the remarks at a press conference held on the sidelines of the ongoing annual full session of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature.

    The year 2006 witnessed the 50th anniversary of the founding of the China-African relations. The Sino-African relations have stood the tests of time and drastic international changes.

    He said recently he visited some African countries and found the Sino-African relations had a solid foundation. In Liberia, he saw the peace keeping troops dispatched by China had harmonious relations with local citizens and played a positive role in maintaining the local peace and stability.

    "In Nigeria, because my schedule and the schedule of Nigerian foreign minister were both packed, I made a two-hour-long official visit to Nigeria and had a talk with Nigerian foreign minister in a meeting room at airport. But the visit was successful," he said.

    In Cape Verde, "I received warm reception and was deeply moved by the country leaders' modest attitude," he said, adding that although the country is small, Cape Verde always upheld justice ininternational community. The country upheld one-China policy and justice in the reform of the United Nations. Enditem