President Hu arrives in Morocco for state visit
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-04-24 23:15
Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Rabat, capital of Morocco, Monday for
a state visit aimed at boosting relations between China and the north African
country.
During the visit, the Chinese president will meet Moroccan leaders and have
an in-depth exchange of views with them on the development of bilateral
cooperation and other issues of common concern.
The two countries are expected to ink a series of agreements in such fields
as trade, culture, health care and sanitation during Hu's visit.
Since the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Morocco nearly
half a century ago, bilateral relations have developed smoothly on the basis of
mutual respect, equality and reciprocity.
Bilateral cooperation has been expanding in trade, health, tourism, science
and technology. The two countries share broad common ground, cooperate closely
and support each other in international affairs.
In 2005, China-Morocco trade increased by 28 percent over the previous year
to 1.48 billion U.S. dollars.
Hu arrived in Rabat from Saudi Arabia's eastern port city of Dammam, for a
two-day visit to Morocco, the third leg of his five-nation trip, which will also
take him to Nigeria and Kenya. He has already visited the United States and
Saudi Arabia.
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