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Chinese province inks friendly agreement with Namibian region

Xinhua, June 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

Officials from China's eastern coastal province of Jiangsu and Namibia's central Khomas Region signed an official agreement here Friday to establish a friendly province-region relationship.

The agreement was signed by the Governor of Khomas Region, Laura McLaud-Katjirua, and the Governor of Jiangsu Province, Li Xueyong.

Prior to the final deal, the two sides had started with initial talks in 2012 and progressed to a memorandum of understanding signed in June 2013.

The agreement aims to promote mutual understanding and consolidating friendly cooperation between the two sides.

Li said the signing of the twining agreement lays a solid foundation for future cooperation that will also encourage competitive investment that will benefit the two sides.

Despite the long distance, the friendship between the two parties has grown from strength to strength and has excelled to new heights, said Li.

The two sides agreed to promote friendly people-to-people contacts on economic and trade cooperation as well as to strengthen exchange programs in areas of education, training, health, culture, sports and technology.

McLaud-Katjirua echoed the same sentiments and commended Jiangsu Province on the willingness to sign the agreement, saying it signifies and manifests the official approval, political will and pledge of determined support of the two governments to the twining agreement.

McLaud-Katjirua reassured the visiting Chinese delegation from Jiangsu Province that her region is committed to uphold, protect and promote the cooperation for the benefit of the two communities. Endi