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President Nyusi meets members of the Mozambican community in China
2:53 CAT | 04 Sep 2024
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The Mozambican community in China says it is satisfied with the assistance it receives from the Mozambican embassy there, and made a point of emphasising this at a meeting with the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, who is visiting the Asian country.
The majority of the members of the community, 193 in total, are students at the master’s and doctoral levels, whom the President of the Republic encouraged to return to Mozambique after completing their courses in order to boost the country.
Participants in the meeting however regretted the reduction in the number of scholarships made available by the Chinese government, and the president promised to discuss this with the authorities of that country, especially since, on Monday, a company promised to finance 100 Mozambican students if places became available.
After completing their studies, many Mozambican students hope to undertake professional internships at Chinese companies in Mozambique.
Today, Wednesday, the fourth day of his working visit to China, President Nyusi was to meet his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in a demonstration of respect and solidarity between the two peoples, whose diplomatic relations date back to the beginnings of the national liberation struggle.
The meeting precedes the China-Africa Cooperation Summit, which begins on Thursday, at which Nyusi, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Verónica Macamo, will speak about “peace and security looking at the perspective of a shared future that leads to modernity and the development of our countries”.
Yesterday, the president met representatives from three Chinese multinationals – Huawei, SRBC and Star Times.
The chairman of the board of directors of Star Times, Xixing Pang, said his company would assist the digital migration of Radio Mozambique, which would be completed in less than one year, once bureaucratic and logistical procedures have been addressed.
In the commercial context, the Chinese market has now been opened to three more Mozambican products – macadamia nuts, green beans and cashew nuts – with the signing of a bilateral agreement between the governments of the two countries.
The compact is valid for three years, renewable, and falls under a broader agreement between the two countries for the tax-free export of 400 Mozambican products.
Only 15 African countries have signed agreements with the Asian giant on the scale of that reached by Mozambique.
Source: Notícias
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