Libyan Foreign Minister Mousa Kousa said here Friday that Libya is willing to strengthen cooperation with China on issues like energy, trade and African development aid.
He told Xinhua at the on-going fourth China-Arab Cooperation Forum that China-Libyan cooperation has ＂great potential.＂ Africa especially needs foreign aid and assistance to develop infrastructure and improve people's livelihoods, he said.
The foreign minister said China has done a great deal to help Africa.
It is Kousa's first visit to China since he was appointed Libyan foreign minister in March last year. Kousa is the co-chairman of this year's two-day forum, themed ＂Deepening All-Round Cooperation for Common Development.＂
The forum was initiated in January 2004, when Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the Arab League headquarters in Cairo. It has since served as a platform for exchanging views between China and Arab nations and for enhancing mutually beneficial cooperation.
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