Email
Print
Save
November 15, 2020 (JUBA) - China is committed to maintaining a strong bilateral cooperation with South Sudan in areas such as health, education and infrastructure, its ambassador, Hua Ning said on Friday.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)
The envoy, according to a statement, said the Asian nation will promote ties with South Sudan for citizens of both nations to enjoy the mutual benefits of the relations.
"Ambassador Hua reviewed the joint anti-COVID-19 cooperation and practical cooperation in the fields of infrastructure, health service, and education between the two countries," partly reads a statement issued by the Chinese embassy in Juba.
The ambassador had held e meeting with South Sudan’s national assembly speaker.
During the meeting, the two sides reportedly exchanged views on enhancing cooperation between the peoples of the two countries.
The Chinese ambassador said China will continue to support the implementation of South Sudan’s revitalization peace agreement.
For his part, Ubuch Ujwok Akuo, the speaker the national assembly lauded China for its valuable support for South Sudan’s epidemic control, the peace process and economic development.
"The assembly is willing to deepen friendly exchanges with the Chinese legislature as a means of promoting the continuous development of bilateral relations between the two countries," he said.
(ST)
Latest Comments & Analysis
COVID-19: A call for people-centred national security strategy in Africa 2020-11-19 09:12:07 by Luka Biong Deng Kuol Humanity has been extraordinarily challenged by the coronavirus with serious and unprecedented impacts on all aspects of human life and the ways states have been (...)
Is US’s President the UN or World’s President? 2020-11-18 13:40:26 By: Bol Khan It was late last week when I encountered yet three (3) South Sudanese men who involved in a discussion. The discussion was about recent US’s Presidential election in connection to (...)
Recommendations to President Kiir, dialogue supporters and critics 2020-11-16 08:36:05 By Roger Alfred Yoron Modi It is a known fact that the ongoing National Dialogue initiated by President Salva Kiir in late 2016 continues to receive criticism from some parties to the conflict, (...)
MORE