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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Thursday, December 04, 2003

China provides aid to Zambia

The Chinese government officially released 2 million US dollars in cash Thursday to the Zambian government.


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The Chinese government officially released 2 million US dollars in cash Thursday to the Zambian government.

This amount of money is part of 6 million dollars' grant that the Chinese government promised to give to Zambia during Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa's recent visit to China.

The other 4 million dollars will be utilized for projects that will be agreed upon by the two governments.

Zambian Finance and National Planning Ministry Permanent Secretary Richard Chizyuka said at the signing ceremony this gesture signifies the importance that the Chinese government attaches to the efforts being made by the Zambian government to improve the economy and to reduce poverty.

Chizyuka thanked the Chinese government and its people for this assistance and also the assistance China has continued to render to Zambia since its independence.

"The two countries have been all weather friends since independence," he said.

He assured that the Zambian government will utilize the money to the benefit of the people.

Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Peng Keyu mentioned at the same function that Mwanawasa's recent visit to China was very successful.

Peng said the high level exchanges between the two countries have been increased a lot this year. He hoped the relationship between the two countries can be further improved in the future.


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