Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Sudan sees Chinese President's coming visit "historic"

Speaking to the Chinese press, Malik [Sudanese Minister of Information and Communication Al-Zahawi Ibrahim Malik] said that President Hu's visit due on Feb. 2-3 was of significance, because he will be the first head of state of China to visit Sudan since the establishment of Chinese-Sudanese diplomatic relations 48 years ago. - Xinhua 30 Jan 2007 via ST.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

What are the preparations made by the Sudanese to welcome the arrival of China's head of the state? :) They must be preparing for this since this is the first time that China's head of the state visit Sudan since their diplomatic relationship was established.