Djibouti president kicks off Beijing visit as China expands interest in Africa
2017-11-23 09:24:57 source：Global Times
November 22, 2017
With burgeoning economic ties, Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh is scheduled to visit China from Wednesday to Friday, as China's interest in Africa expands from "business only" to peacekeeping and strategic missions.
Guelleh will be greeted at the Great Hall of the People by Chinese leaders on Thursday. The two sides will witness the signing of multiple agreements, which will surely boost economic cooperation between the two countries.
Guelleh's visit is "a testimony to the strong relations between the two countries and the two peoples," Abdallah Abdillahi Miguil, Djibouti's ambassador to China, told the Global Times on Wednesday in a written interview.
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