CPAFFC Delegation Visits Mali, Togo and Angola

A CPAFFC delegation led by President Chen Haosu visited Mali， Togo and Angola from December 5 to 16， 2009， taking the opportunity to attend the Fifth Symposium on China-Africa Friendship Cities in Bamako， Mali.

The visits were at the invitation of Kafougouna Kone， Mali Minister of Territorial Administration and Local Communities， Yao Bloua Agbo， President of the Togo-China Friendship Association， and Domingos Da Cruz， President of the Association of Angolan People for Friendship and Solidarity.

In Mali， President Amadou Toumani Toure， Prime Minister Modibo Sidibe， President of the National Assembly Dioncounda Traore and Minister Kone met President Chen. President Toure spoke highly of the contributions made by the older generation of Chinese revolutionaries， especially by Premier Zhou Enlai and Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Chen Yi during their visit to Mali in 1960.

He thanked President Chen for visiting his country just before the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries and his personal efforts to further the relations at the official level and the understanding between the two peoples.

In Togo， when meeting with Chen Haosu， President Faure Gnassingbe praised the increasingly strengthened relations of friendship and cooperation in all fields between the two countries， saying that he would use the word “friendship” to describe Sino-Togolese and Sino-African relations. The Togolese President expressed appreciation of China’s positive measures in coping with the world financial crisis and global environmental issues， noting that a flourishing China was very important to the world economic growth.

The tri-nation visit enhanced the understanding and friendship between the peoples and consolidated the friendly and cooperative relations between China and the three countries.