MOZAMBIQUE HELP CHINA AS A 'BROTHER COUNTRY'

CPC senior official meets Mozambican guests
www.chinaview.cn 2008-05-27

"Paunde [Frelimo Gen Sec] said the revolution and
construction of Mozambique have been strongly
assisted by China and Mozambican people always
bore deep feeling towards Chinese people, especially
those from Sichuan, where the first medical team
China sent to the country hailed from."

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Wang Jiarui, a Communist Party
of China (CPC) senior official, met with Filipe Paunde,
Mozambique's Frelimo Party secretary general, here on
Tuesday, and the two discuss further party-to-party
exchanges.

Wang, head of the International Department of the CPC
Central Committee, spoke highly of exchanges between the
CPC and the Frelimo Party in recent years, and hailed the
important role played by the party-to-party exchanges in
promoting relations between the two countries.

He believed Paunde's visit would deepen relations between
the two parties and make fresh contributions to
China-Mozambique cooperation in various fields.

Wang updated Paunde on the latest news about the
devastating earthquake and relief efforts in Sichuan
Province and other affected areas. He expressed his thanks
to the international society, including Mozambique, which
sent its sympathy and assistance following the May 12
quake.

Paunde said the revolution and construction of Mozambique
have been strongly assisted by China and Mozambican people
always bore deep feeling towards Chinese people, especially
those from Sichuan, where the first medical team China sent
to the country hailed from.

As the earthquake happened, China quickly responded and
mobilized all the society to fight against the catastrophe.
Now, related work was progressing smoothly and the society
was being maintained in an orderly fashion, something that
left Mozambicans quite impressed, Paunde said.

While Mozambique was not wealthy, it wanted to provide help
within its capabilities to its brother country, Paunde
added.

The two sides also briefed each other on the building of
party and exchanged views on further party-to-party
cooperation.