00:00Well, Mr. Wang Yi has just concluded a meeting with his Congolese counterpart Jean-Claude
00:05Gakoso, and they discussed the strengthening of the cooperation, the partnership between
00:11the two countries.
00:13The Republic of Congo and China have had a long history of trade relations that dates
00:17back to the 1960s, and they are very determined to deepen that relation in a number of other
00:23areas.
00:24For many years now, the Republic of Congo has been exporting crude oil, wood, zinc,
00:31and refined copper to China.
00:33And China, on the other hand, has been exporting electronic gadgets, ceramic tiles, clothing,
00:42and footwear in very large quantities to the Republic of Congo.
00:45So they want to increase this trade between the two countries in other areas like agriculture,
00:52health care, and military and in the security sector.
00:56China is supposed to give military assistance to the Republic of Congo so that they can
01:00develop a stronger army to defend its country from any external aggression.
01:04So that is what has just happened, and he's going to have another meeting with the President
01:09of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sasson-Gueso, where they will hold a press conference and
01:13issue a communique about what they are going to do.
01:16What we have heard is that this is a follow-up meeting on the implementation of issues that
01:22were agreed upon by African leaders and President Xi Jinping at last year's forum on China-Africa
01:30cooperation in Beijing.
01:32And so they are going to ensure that they implement a number of issues, trade relations,
01:37to increase business for both countries and for the mutual benefit of their people.
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