BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhuanet) -- The Belt and Road Initiative raised by Chinese President Xi Jinping is a wise and visionary strategy, said President of Madagascar Hery Rajaonarimampianina.
The president was speaking to teachers and students at the Renmin University of China in Beijing, on Monday.
“Under this framework, we welcome Chinese enterprises to invest in Madagascar and offer good services and products to the African market,” he said.
Madagascar and China have long enjoyed friendly exchanges since establishing bilateral ties in 1972, according to the president.
In the speech, he introduced the richly endowed natural environment and economic development of Madagascar.
He noted that China has become the largest trading partner of Madagascar and has invested increasingly in Madagascar’s infrastructure, agriculture and energy sectors.
The two countries are closely collaborating on educational projects too, he added.
The president hailed the traditional friendship between the two sides and the broad prospects for future cooperation. Prior to his visit to Beijing, the president attended the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2017 in Boao in south China’s Hainan Province.
At the forum opening ceremony, he called for further cooperation between Africa and Asia, especially in the field of infrastructure.
