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10:27 CAT | 11 Jul 2017
O País / Chang WanQuan ensured that China will continue to support training programmes for the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces (FADM) staff as well as exchange programmes between military higher education institutions.
Chinese authorities announced the provision of additional funding to Mozambique’s Ministry of National Defence, a funding of 60 million Yuan, around US$18 million, to build infrastructure in the country.
The agreement was signed today, during a meeting between the ministerial delegations of Defence of Mozambique and China. According to Mozambican Defence Minister (MDN) Atanásio M’tumuke the amount will finance the construction of a Defence and Security Forces (FDS) barracks in Maputo province.
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M’tumuke disclosed the content of the new Chinese funding, as he spoke to the press at the end of an audience granted today in Maputo to his Chinese counterpart, Chang WanQuan, by the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi.
According to minister M’tumuke, Chang WanQuan and President Nyusi held a courtesy meeting which served to review the stage of cooperation between Mozambique and China in various sectors.
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At a meeting today between Atanasio M’tumuke and his Chinese counterpart, Chang WanQuan, the Chinese Defence Minister ensured that China will continue to support training programmes for the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces (FADM) staff and exchange programmes between military higher education institutions .
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The meeting between the two ministers took place behind closed doors and no statements were made to the press. However, the Ministry of Defence issued a press release in which it disclosed the content of the talks.
Chang Wanquan, who is on a three-day visit to Mozambique since Monday, explained that his stay in the country is a result of the consensus reached between the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, and Chinese statesman Xi Jinping, during Nyusi’s visit to the People’s Republic of China in May 2017.
Defence Minister Atanasio M’tumuke emphasised the need to further strengthen relations between the two countries.
In addition to the FADM training area, M’tumuke says that the two countries should also cooperate in military infrastructure, logistics and health, with a view to making the Mozambican Defence Forces more operational.
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Source: O País
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