Wang Min met with Minister of Mines, Energy and Water
Conservancy Development of Zambia
On the morning of February 1, Zambia time, Mr. Wang Min, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Land and Resources of China and Director of China Geological Survey, met with Mr. Yamfwa Mukanga , Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Conservancy Development, Zambia. The two parties exchanged opinions in the fields of geology and mining industry.
Wang Min, representing the Ministry of Land and Resources expressed his thanks for being invited to Zambia. He said, Zambia is the first country in South African that established diplomatic relation with new China, and the two countries have enjoyed profound traditional friendship especially the deep-going cooperation in the field of geology and mining for 49 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties. In recent years, the competent departments of mining industry of the two countries have established close relationship, and Chinese mining investment projects in Zambia developed smoothly. Zambia has sent delegations to attend CHINA MINING for three years from 2009 to 2011. In February, 2010, a memorandum of understanding on geology and mining cooperation was signed in Beijing between the ministry of land and resources, PRC and the mining and mineral development ministry, Zambia. For the further cooperation, Wang Min suggested that both sides should maintain high-level exchanges, carry out the memorandum, further the geological survey and technical cooperation, and strengthen inter-ministerial communication to promote the enterprise cooperation, strengthen information sharing, and establish a geological database. Finally, on behalf of the ministry of land and resources, PRC, Wang Min invited穆坎加 and his delegation to attend CHINA MINING 2013 which will be held in November,2013.
Yamfwa Mukanga gave a warm welcome to Wang Min and delegation that he led and gladly accepted the invitation. He said that Chinese companies, which invested in Zambia`s mining development had actively performed their community responsibility and promoted local economic and social development. He hoped that Zambia would like to have more support and help from China in geological mapping, mining data monitoring, comprehensive utilization of mineral, the processing and auction of gem and jade, and exploration of oil and gas, etc.
Richard Musu Kwacha and Charles Zulu, Deputy Ministers of Mines, Energy and Water Conservancy Development, Zambia, Victor Mutombo, Executive Secretary of Ministry of Mines, Energy and Water Conservancy Development, Zambia and Zhou Yuxiao, Chinese Ambassadors to Zambia attended the meeting as well.(Bu Xun) (translated by TLRHVC）
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