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Friday, June 08, 2001, updated at 08:27(GMT+8) | ||||||||||||||
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Niger President Visits Northwest ChinaMa Qizhi, chairman of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northwest China, met with Niger President Mamadou Tandja in Yinchuan Thursday.During the meeting, Ma briefed Tandja, who arrived here at noon Thursday, on the region's economic development and China's development strategy for its western areas. Tandja spoke highly of Ningxia's achievements in anti- desertification and irrigation, adding his hope that his country can learn from China and enhance cooperation with the region, since both Niger and Ningxia share a geographical similarity in terms of desert. Tandja visited a water-saving irrigation project here Thursday afternoon. It is learned that this was the first time for the region to receive a foreign head of state.
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