Ethiopian minister calls for further strengthening ties with China
                 Source: Xinhua | 2017-07-23 22:37:49 | Editor: huaxia

A new train stops at a railway station in suburban Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 1, 2016. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

ADDIS ABABA, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian Minister of Transport Ahmed Shide, who hailed his country's overall relations with China, has called for further strengthening the existing inclusive partnership between the two friendly countries.

Shide, in an exclusive interview with Xinhua on Saturday, hailed Chinese engagement with the east African country both in business and people-to-people relations.

"We have broadened the partnership in so many areas with infrastructure cooperation being one area, industrial development cooperation another area, agricultural development cooperation is another one together with cooperation in capacity building," he said.

Ethiopia's Ministry of Transport supervises the country's overall infrastructure development endeavor that includes airport construction and expansion activities, railway construction projects and road infrastructure developments.

"In the last 20 years the level of economic cooperation has grown very fast. It will facilitate industrial manufacturing development, boost Ethiopia's competitiveness," Shide stressed.

"Chinese engagement in Ethiopia is harmoniously contributing to the development of Ethiopia," he said, adding that "Chinese personnel, be it workers or business people, are contributing to the development of Ethiopia."

Referring to Chinese-funded and built infrastructure development projects in Ethiopia, Shide further noted that the current partnership between Ethiopia and China needs to be strengthened.

"Interaction of Chinese with Ethiopians is very positive and it's growing. The integration process will continue. Business to business, people to people engagement, cultural exchanges have to be strengthened," he said.

He also commended the people to people relations between the two countries, saying that "Chinese people have become well known in Ethiopia as they engaged in industrial development, infrastructure, roads, rails along with Ethiopians. Some Ethiopians have even started speaking Chinese," he said.

The Minister, who was previously Ethiopia's Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Cooperation, also lauded Chinese support to Ethiopia's ambition to be a manufacturing hub of the African continent.

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Ethiopian minister calls for further strengthening ties with China

Source: Xinhua 2017-07-23 22:37:49

A new train stops at a railway station in suburban Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 1, 2016. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

ADDIS ABABA, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian Minister of Transport Ahmed Shide, who hailed his country's overall relations with China, has called for further strengthening the existing inclusive partnership between the two friendly countries.

Shide, in an exclusive interview with Xinhua on Saturday, hailed Chinese engagement with the east African country both in business and people-to-people relations.

"We have broadened the partnership in so many areas with infrastructure cooperation being one area, industrial development cooperation another area, agricultural development cooperation is another one together with cooperation in capacity building," he said.

Ethiopia's Ministry of Transport supervises the country's overall infrastructure development endeavor that includes airport construction and expansion activities, railway construction projects and road infrastructure developments.

"In the last 20 years the level of economic cooperation has grown very fast. It will facilitate industrial manufacturing development, boost Ethiopia's competitiveness," Shide stressed.

"Chinese engagement in Ethiopia is harmoniously contributing to the development of Ethiopia," he said, adding that "Chinese personnel, be it workers or business people, are contributing to the development of Ethiopia."

Referring to Chinese-funded and built infrastructure development projects in Ethiopia, Shide further noted that the current partnership between Ethiopia and China needs to be strengthened.

"Interaction of Chinese with Ethiopians is very positive and it's growing. The integration process will continue. Business to business, people to people engagement, cultural exchanges have to be strengthened," he said.

He also commended the people to people relations between the two countries, saying that "Chinese people have become well known in Ethiopia as they engaged in industrial development, infrastructure, roads, rails along with Ethiopians. Some Ethiopians have even started speaking Chinese," he said.

The Minister, who was previously Ethiopia's Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Cooperation, also lauded Chinese support to Ethiopia's ambition to be a manufacturing hub of the African continent.

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