MONROVIA โ The Speaker of the Home of Representatives, Richard Nagbe Koon, has reaffirmed Liberiaโs sturdy and enduring partnership with the Folks’s Republic of China throughout remarks delivered on the Lunar New Yr Dinner hosted by the Chinese language Embassy in Monrovia Friday 13 February.
Talking on the celebration, Speaker Koon expressed gratitude to the Chinese language Ambassador for the invitation and prolonged heat needs on behalf of the Authorities and other people of Liberia.
โMr. Ambassador, I wish to thanks for the invitation to this Lunar New Yr Dinner,โ Speaker Koon acknowledged.
He famous that in 2023, the 78th Session of the United Nations Basic Meeting unanimously adopted a decision formally recognizing the Lunar New Yr as a United Nations floating vacation, underscoring its rising international significance.
Reflecting on the longstanding diplomatic ties between the Republic of Liberia and the Folksโs Republic of China, Speaker Koon recalled that relations date again to February 17, 1977. Since 2000, Liberia has benefited from greater than 68 Chinese language official growth finance tasks spanning infrastructure, schooling, healthcare, and public service supply.
Amongst these notable interventions are the renovation and building of the Engineering Division on the College of Liberia and a US$10 million contract awarded in 2008 for the development of a 100-bedroom hospital in Nimba County.
China additionally performed a essential position throughout Liberiaโs combat towards the lethal Ebola outbreak, deploying medical personnel from the Folksโs Liberation Military to work alongside Liberian well being professionals.
The Speaker highlighted landmark infrastructure tasks as seen symbols of Chinaโs growth partnership with Liberia.
The Ministerial Complicated, the 2 annexes to the Capitol Constructing seat of the Liberian Legislature and ongoing building of overpass bridges in Monrovia all stand as testaments to Chinaโs dedication to Liberiaโs progress and modernization.
He additional disclosed ongoing engagements with the Folksโs Republic of China to assist the refurbishment of the Rotunda and different sections of the Capitol Constructing that had been severely broken by hearth on December 18, 2024.
Speaker Koon emphasised that Chinaโs contributions to street building and scholarship alternatives for Liberian college students proceed to strengthen bilateral cooperation.
The Speaker additionally acknowledged the institution of Chinese language language programs by the Chinese language Embassy in Monrovia in October 2009, an initiative designed to bridge communication gaps and deepen enterprise and cultural ties between the 2 nations.
โChina has been a valued accomplice to the Authorities and other people of Liberia,โ Speaker Koon affirmed. โWe respect the Folksโs Republic of China for standing with us.โ
Speaker Koon prolonged greatest needs for prosperity, peace, and continued collaboration within the Lunar New Yr, expressing hope that bilateral relations between Liberia and China will likely be additional enhanced and sustained within the years forward.
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