Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Eritrea signs two economic deals with China

(Reuters) - Eritrea has signed two economic agreements with China on expanding the Red Sea state's universities and unspecified technical cooperation, Asmara said on Tuesday.

Chinese trade with Eritrea leapt 369 percent in 2006 based mainly on machinery imports and telecommunications, and in January during a visit, then Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing partially cancelled Eritrea's foreign debt.


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