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China one of most important trade partners of Lebanon: ambassador

Xinhua, November 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

Chinese Ambassador to Lebanon Wang Kejian said on Friday that China was one of the most important trade partners of Lebanon during the past three years, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.

Trade between the two countries topped 2 billion U.S. dollars in 2015, the report said.

The Chinese ambassador made the remarks on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Lebanon and the People's Republic of China.

"The Chinese embassy will continue to work in order to strengthen the bilateral relations and cooperation for more fruitful results," he said.

Regarding the military relations, the ambassador said China offered logistic and field equipments worth about 6.6 million dollars between 2013 and 2015. Endit