Jiang Zemin to Visit Six Latin-American NationsPresident Jiang Zemin will pay a state visit to five Latin-American nations from April 5 to 17, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao announced Tuesday.The five nations are Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Cuba and Venezuela. Jiang is to make the tour at the invitation of President Ricardo Lagos Escobar of the Republic of Chile, President Fernando de la Rua of the Republic of Argentina, President Jorge Batlle Ibanez of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, President Fidel Castro Ruz of the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba and President Hugo Chavez Frias of the Republic of Venezuela Bolivar. During the tour, Jiang will also pay a working visit to the Federative Republic of Brazil at the invitation of President Fernando Enrique Cardoso. The spokesman said that the main purpose of Jiang's visit is to exchange views in-depth with the leaders of six Latin-American countries on bilateral relations and significant international issues of common concern. The visit will be conducive to enhancing the friendship between the Chinese people and the peoples in the Latin-American countries and pushing forward the friendly cooperation between China and the Latin-American countries for the long-term, stable and healthy development in the new century, the spokesman said. |
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