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 LAGOS, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- China has signed an economic and technological
cooperation agreement with Sierra Leone granting interest-free loans to the West
African country, according to reports from Sierra Leone' capital of Freetown
Friday.
The accord was signed by Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone Cheng Wenju and
Zainab Hawa Bangura, Sierra Leone's minister of foreign affairs and
international cooperation.
On behalf of Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma and hisgovernment,
Bangura expressed appreciation to the Chinese government, saying his country
will use the loans properly on the basis of consultation to reconstruct Sierra
Leone's economy.
Bangura said the Sierra Leone government has attached great importance to
relations with China and firmly adheres to the one-China policy.
The agreement shows that the Chinese government highly values its relations
with Sierra Leone, Cheng said.
It also shows the Chinese government's understanding of and support for
Sierra Leone's efforts to vigorously rebuild the country's war-battered economy
and society, Chen added.
Cheng expressed his hope that the two countries will work together to further
push forward the friendly cooperative relationship between China and Sierra
Leone.
China,
Sierra Leone sign cooperation agreement on economy,
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