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Chinese, South African foreign ministers hold talks

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-02-26 13:38
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BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi held talks with his South African counterpart Maite Nkoana-Mashabane on Thursday, pledging to upgrade strategic partnership.

Yang said China and South Africa have deepened cooperation in political, economic and cultural fields, and supported each other in international affairs to safeguard the collective interests of the developing nations since the two countries forged diplomatic ties in 1998.

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China is willing to work with South Africa to strengthen high-level contact, reciprocal cooperation as well as personnel exchanges, he said.

Mashabane said China has given long-term support to South Africa during the anti-apartheid campaign, and the bilateral relationship has seen rapidly growth since the establishment of the diplomatic ties.

She said South Africa would cement strategic partnership with China under the framework of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) to make greater contribution to Sino-Africa relations.

Mashabane is paying an official visit to China from February 24 to 27 at the invitation of Yang.
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