Hu puts forward proposals on promoting Sino-African strategic partnership

Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday in Abuja put forward a five-point proposal on promoting the China-Africa strategic partnership.

Hu presented the proposals in a speech delivered at the National Assembly of Nigeria in Abuja.

He said he came to Africa to work with African countries to increase mutual trust, enhance mutually beneficial cooperation, advance common development, and forge a new type of China-Africa strategic partnership.

"China will continue to work with Africa and make innovative efforts in keeping with the trend of the times to widen China-Africa cooperation, enrich and inject new vitality into it," he said in a speech entitled "Work Together to Forge a New Type of China-Africa Strategic Partnership".

The Chinese president, who is here on a state visit to Nigeria, put forward a five-point proposal on promoting new type of China-Africa strategic partnership:

-- To strengthen political mutual trust.

-- To expand win-win economic cooperation.

-- To increase cultural interaction.

-- To strengthen security cooperation.

-- To maintain close coordination in international affairs.

President Hu said this year marked the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the African countries.

Over the past 50 years, China and Africa have increased mutual understanding, supported and helped each other.

"China and Africa are good friends, good partners and good brothers. Our cooperation, covering a wide range of areas including political relations, economy, science, technology, culture, education and health, is deepening," Hu said.

Source: Xinhua