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New Chinese Embassy Dedicated in Monrovia, Liberia
2009-03-26 01:33

The Chinese Ambassador Zhou Yuxiao hosted a grand dedicatory ceremony for his newly constructed Embassy located in Oldest Congo Town of Monrovia, on 24 March 2009. The ceremony was graced by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Vice President, House Speaker, Chief of Justice and other senior Liberian government officials as well as diplopic corps, representatives of Chinese aid workers, peacekeepers and enterprises in Liberia. President Sirleaf and Ambassador Zhou unveiled name plate of the Embassy and planted a friendship tree in the new compound.

   

 

 
 Ambassador ZHOU President Ellen Johnson-Sirlef 
In his remarks, Ambassador Zhou said that the dedication of the Embassy represented a new milestone in the history of Sino-Liberian friendly relations and a practical support to Liberian effort to “lift Liberia”, and that he and his colleagues would double their efforts to expand and upgrade the bilateral ties in all fields. Zhou emphasized that it was not easy to have the embassy built under the current circumstances in Liberia, but Chinese philosophy was not to do things when good conditions arise, but to do something to help creating good conditions.

Zhou expressed his satisfaction with the ever-deepening Sino-Liberian relationship, and assured that China’s financial assistance to and economic cooperation with Liberia would not be affected despite of the hard hit on China by the current world financial crisis. He believed that like the young tree, the Sino-Liberian friendly relations would grow fervently and bear rich fruits in the years to come. He added that China was also delighted to witness the tremendous changes that had taken place in Liberia in the last few years, and would continue to stand firmly behind the Liberian government and people in their uphill journey to renew, rebuild and revitalize their nation.

   
 Friendship Tree Planting Toast to the Audience 
In her responding, President Sirleaf recounted the achievements and contributions made by the Chinese government towards Liberia in recent years. She said that the Chinese government had constructed the new Embassy which was a clear manifestation of the confidence the government of China has in the long term stability and prosperity of Liberia. She pointed out that the construction of the Embassy was just one project on the long list of what the Chinese government had made to Liberia’s post-war recovery. She expressed that the level of cooperation prevailing between two countries spoke for itself and that the friendship and cooperation was strong and growing by day. The President finally expected the two countries to conduct more mutually beneficial cooperation projects in the future.

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