China, Kenya agree to bolster relations

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China, Kenya agree to bolster relations

By HAO SHENGNAN and ZHAO YANRONG (China Daily) 08:14, August 20, 2013

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President Xi Jinping and his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta attend a signing ceremony for cooperative agreements between the two countries in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday. PHOTO BY FENG YONGBIN /CHINA DAILY

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China and Kenya elevated their relations to a comprehensive partnership and signed eight documents to boost cooperation on Monday, as both sides' top leaders met for the first time since they took office.

The agreements cover several sectors including economic cooperation, infrastructure, people-to-people exchanges, finance, environmental protection and new energy.

Calling China and Africa a community of destiny, President Xi Jinping said China firmly supports African countries' independent development and wants to continue playing a constructive role in the continent's stability and development.

Xi made the remarks when meeting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is in China from Sunday to Friday for his first state visit outside Africa since taking office in April.

Before the meeting, Xi, who made the African continent part of his first foreign trip after taking office as president in March, welcomed Kenyatta with a 21-gun salute outside Beijing's Great Hall of the People.

Xi congratulated Kenyatta on his election victory, saying, "I believe, given your vigor and vitality, you should be able to lead the Kenyan people in registering even greater accomplishments on the road ahead toward your national development."

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