An Extract. >Chinese Vice-President meets Tunisian Defense Minister (08/29/2000) Chinese >Vice-President Hu Jintao said Tuesday that China highly values its traditional >friendship with Tunisia, and places great importance on developing relations >of friendly cooperation with Tunisia and other African nations. Hu, also >vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remark in a meeting >with Tunisian Defense Minister Mohamed Jegham. China and Tunisia, as well as >their armed forces, have enjoyed good relations, and the two sides' >cooperation in a variety of areas has kept expanding, Hu said. China >appreciates Tunisia's adherence to the one-China policy and its stance of not >having official relations with Taiwan, he said. China is willing to join >efforts with Tunisia in further developing the existing good relations of >cooperation between the two countries and their armed forces, he said. Jegham >spoke highly of Tunisia-China relations, and said that exchanges of visits >between high-ranking government officials of the two countries promoted the >development of bilateral relations. He said that Tunisia gives priority to >developing relations with China, adding that the Tunisian armed forces hope to >further promote friendship and cooperation with their Chinese People's >Liberation Army. (Xinhua) _______________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi _______________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe messages mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________
