07-04-2014, 11:45 AM
Addis Ababa - Ethiopia and China have agreed to prepare and implement a new comprehensive co-operation framework to further boost bilateral ties.
This was agreed when Ethiopia's Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekones and Chinese vice Foreign Minister Zhang Ming held discussions on the issue recently.
New partnership areas such as aviation, space science, tourism and mining are to be included in the new 10-year co-operation framework.
During the discussions, Mekones said the incorporation of the new areas of co-operation would help Ethiopia learn from best practices of China in those areas.
The Chinese vice-minister told journalists that the new framework would enable the two countries to expand their areas of co-operation.
The two countries' finance ministers are expected to discuss various provisions under the framework later this month. – SAnews.gov.za-NNN-ENA
This was agreed when Ethiopia's Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekones and Chinese vice Foreign Minister Zhang Ming held discussions on the issue recently.
New partnership areas such as aviation, space science, tourism and mining are to be included in the new 10-year co-operation framework.
During the discussions, Mekones said the incorporation of the new areas of co-operation would help Ethiopia learn from best practices of China in those areas.
The Chinese vice-minister told journalists that the new framework would enable the two countries to expand their areas of co-operation.
The two countries' finance ministers are expected to discuss various provisions under the framework later this month. – SAnews.gov.za-NNN-ENA