Zimbabwe parliament thanks China for technical assistance

Zimbabwe parliament thanks China for technical assistance
Zimbabwe Senate President Edna Madzongwe on Monday thanked China for its technical assistance to the Parliament of Zimbabwe and pledged to advance cooperation between the legislative bodies of the two countries.

Madzongwe was speaking during a meeting with Liu Guchang, a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) who is leading a six-member delegation on a five-day visit to the country.

"We have received a lot of assistance in the form of (computer and computer accessories) donations from China and we are very grateful for that," Madzongwe said.

"The last delegation pledged assistance to the Senate and we should be receiving that donation soon."

The delegation, led by Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress Zhou Tienong, was in the country from Nov. 7 to 11 of this month and donated computer accessories and equipment worth 1 million Chinese Yuan to the Zimbabwe Senate.

In his remarks, Liu hailed the flourishing bilateral relations between China and Zimbabwe and expressed the hope that his visit would open a new page in the development of ties between Zimbabwe' s Senate and the CPPCC.

He also commended the social, economic and political stability in Zimbabwe and said China would continue to support Zimbabwe in its efforts to develop the economy.

"China will continue to support Zimbabwe in its efforts to maintain social stability and economic development," he said.

While acknowledging the smooth development of bilateral ties, Liu urged the two countries to strengthen cooperation on regional and international issues.

Editor: Mu Xuequan

English.news.cn   2011-11-22 05:55:15 FeedbackPrintRSS
HARARE, Nov. 21 (Xinhua)