Senior CPC official: China pays great attention to Sino-African relations

LUANDA, July 4 (Xinhua) -- China has always paid great attention to Sino-African relations, and is willing to strengthen unity and cooperation with African countries including Angola, said visiting senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) He Guoqiang here Thursday.

In a meeting with Juliao Mateus, general secretary of the People's Liberation Movement of Angola (MPLA), He, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, said Sino-Angolan relations have witnessed a sound development momentum in recent years and such relations are at their best in history.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, during his visit to Angola in 2006, attributed the rapid and sound development of China-Angola relations to political mutual trust and win-win economic cooperation of mutual benefit.

He, also secretary of the CPC's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said Wen's words not only sum up the experiences of bilateral cooperation, but also show the direction of its future development.

He, who started the visit to Angola early Thursday morning after a goodwill visit to Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil, said to strengthen Sino-African relations is an important part of China's independent foreign policy of peace .

To further Sino-African relations is not only in the common interest of both sides, but also conducive to world peace and development, He noted.

China will, as always, enhance friendship and cooperation with African countries, he said.

Mateus said bilateral cooperation is mutually beneficial and win-win and the Angolan side is firmly committed to the development of bilateral friendship and cooperation.

They also had in-depth exchange of views on promoting the relations between the two parties and other issues of common concern.

Angola is the last leg of He's four-country visit.