Chinese President Meets Tunisian Parliament President, PM

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Chinese President Meets Tunisian Parliament President, PM

Visiting Chinese President Jiang Zemin met in Tunis Wednesday, on separate occasions, with Fouad Mebazaa, President of the Tunisian National Assembly, and Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister.

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Visiting Chinese President Jiang Zemin met in Tunis Wednesday, on separate occasions, with Fouad Mebazaa, President of the Tunisian National Assembly, and Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister.

Both sides highly appraised good relations

Mebazaa said the Tunisian people cherish a deep friendship with the Chinese people and there exist good relations between leaders of the two countries, between the two governments and between his assembly and the Chinese National People's Congress, China's top legislature.

Noting that the Tunisian side is ready to further promote bilateral relations, he spoke highly of China's success in its development, which he said Tunisia should learn from.

Jiang said the mutual understanding between the two peoples is being deepened and bilateral friendly cooperation is proceeding in a fruitful way.

The two sides have reached extensive consensus on international and regional issues, he said, adding China values its friendly cooperative ties with Tunisia and it is of great importance for both sides to strengthen multi-level contacts, including that between the two parliaments.

Both sides spoke highly of friendly cooperation in many fields

At the meeting, Ghannouchi said China has for years supported Tunisia's economic development, especially the water resource projects, and the Tunisian government and people are very grateful.

Inviting more Chinese companies to invest and run businesses in Tunisia, the prime minister said there exists great potential for bilateral economic and trade cooperation.

Jiang spoke highly of the Sino-Tunisian friendly cooperation in the political, economic, scientific and cultural sectors, saying that both countries should further tighten exchanges and learn from each other to achieve common development.

On bilateral economic and trade ties, Jiang said the cooperation is fruitful and the recent period of time has seen new areas of cooperation in household appliances and telecommunications technology.

The bilateral friendly cooperation will continuously be enhanced and consolidated in the new century, said the president.

Earlier Wednesday, Jiang placed a wreath in front of the Sejoumi Monument and visited the National Museum of Bardo in Tunis.

Jiang flew in Tunis Tuesday from Abuja of Nigeria for a state visit. Tunisia is the fourth leg of Jiang's two-week five-nation trip, which will finally take him to Iran on April 18.

Jiang had just ended his state visit to Germany, Libya and Nigeria.

China and Tunisia

I. Political Relations

China established diplomatic relationship with Tunisia on January 10, 1964. The friendly cooperative relationship between the two countries in all fields is developing steadily. Tunisia attaches importance to the relationship with China, follows China's reform and open policy with interest, maintains high-level visits and other exchanges and develops cooperative partnership with China.

II.Trade

Bilateral trade has been developing steadily. China has provided certain amount of economic aid to Tunisia since 1959. In 2000, the total bilateral trade volume approached US$98.915 million. China mainly exports tea and light industrial products while imports phosphate fertilizer.

III. Exchanges and Cooperation in Culture, Education, Health and Sports

The two governments signed an agreement on cultural cooperation in 1979. Tunisian Foreign Minister visited China in May 1999, and signed The 7th Executive Program of 1999, 2000 and 2001 in accordance with the Agreement on Cultural Cooperation between the two governments.

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