China is willing to work with Africa to deepen cooperation in such traditional areas as trade, investment, education, and science and technology, he said.
Wang said he believed that the meeting, which he said is likely to be upgraded to a summit, will become a historic event for solidarity, cooperation, mutual benefit and win-win results between China and Africa.
REAL FRIEND OF AFRICA
Wang's visit to the three West African nations once again proves that China has never stopped and will not stop its assistance to and care for Africans in need.
After the outbreak of the fatal epidemic, China was the first country to send health workers to the affected countries in West Africa, and one of the first countries to make international medical donations.
In combating Ebola, China has provided four batches of assistance to 13 countries in and around the affected areas with a total amount of 120 million U.S. dollars.
So far, China has sent over 1,000 medical staffers to the affected countries, treated more than 900 patients, and trained some 13,000 medical workers for Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and their neighboring countries.
Most recently, China has pledged to donate an extra 5 million dollars to the UN Ebola Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund to support the recovery process of the affected areas.
When meeting Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma at the start of his tour, Wang said the reason for his visit is to demonstrate to the international community that "China stands ready to support Sierra Leone in its post-Ebola recovery program and help in the development of the country."
He pledged China's full support to Sierra Leone's post-Ebola recovery program, ranging from health system rebuilding to infrastructure and industrialization cooperation.
In Liberia, Wang praised the two countries' cooperation and their deepened friendship when speaking of China's help with Liberia's fight against Ebola.
"In our joint battle against Ebola, we have cooperated closely with each other. We have come to cherish our relationship more dearly and both sides have realized that the other is a reliable and important partner," he said.
He also reiterated China's strategy for developing ties with African countries, saying China's "approach of pursuing interest and upholding justice means the country will not attach any political conditions or impose any request on the African people."
At a meeting with Guinean President Alpha Conde, Wang said China and Guinea have enjoyed a tradition of mutual help.
China not only had provided timely assistance to Guinea following the Ebola outbreak, but will also be the first to help the African country speed up economic and social development, he said.
Describing China as a real friend, leaders of the three African nations said China's quick response and practical support have played an important role in their victory against the Ebola outbreak.
Facing a number of socio-economic challenges in the fight against Ebola, the three countries are looking forward to China's support in their Ebola recovery program, they said.
