Gambia and China sign 1.2 billion dalasis cooperation agreemen
Foreign Minister His Excellency Dr. Mamadou Tangara and the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to The Gambia on Friday 5 Nov. 2021 signed D1.2 billion worth economic and technical cooperation agreement.
The signed cooperation agreement is a grant from the Chinese Government meant to cover priority areas critical to Gambia’s economic development. The two countries will unveil the priority areas.
In his remark at the ceremony held at the Chinese Embassy in Bijilo, Foreign Minister Tangara expressed profound gratitude and gratefulness to the Government and people of China, noting that the ceremony was another indication of China’s recognition of its responsibility to advancing the development of states around the world. Dr. Tangara assured the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to The Gambia, H.E. Ma Jianchun, that The Gambia and its leadership would always respect and adhere to One-China policy.
“The Government of The Gambia will always respect and adhere to One-China policy. We believe as a matter of principle and respect for international law that there is only One-China,” Foreign Minister Tangara posited.
Minister Tangara said as a result of the excellent relations that have developed over the years, The Gambia benefited in areas of education through the provision of scholarships and training programmes, agriculture, economic and trade cooperation through infrastructural development projects, culture, health and utility.
Dr. Tangara renewed The Gambia’s commitment to the principles of equality, mutual benefit and respect to each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty whilst expressing gratitude to China’s continuous solidarity, respect and support to Africa especially during the peak of COVID-19 pandemic.
