中国在肯尼亚援建第二个港口及配套设施

福多多

肯尼亚政府星期三发表声明说，中国将为肯尼亚援建第二个港口并修建配套的公路和铁路。声明中说，这个援建计划还包括修建一条连接肯尼亚蒙巴萨港(Mombasa)和乌干达首都坎帕拉(Kampala)的铁路。除建设项目外，中国还将向肯尼亚提供700万美元援助。

　　这份由肯尼亚总统办公室发表的声明说，中国援建的第二座港口位于南部海岸的拉姆岛。声明中没有提供进一步的细节。拉姆以驴岛闻名于世，这个岛上唯一的交通工具就是驴子。为了保持驴岛的特色，政府禁止引进现代交通工具，包括带轮子的人力车。

　　蒙巴萨港位于非洲东岸中部，濒临印度洋的西侧，是肯尼亚的最大港口，也是东非的最大港口之一。该港是东非的工商业中心，主要工业有炼油、纺织、修船、水泥及农产品(13.35,0.01,0.07%)加工等。

　　据了解，建设拉姆岛港口的计划最初由卡塔尔提供资金援助，肯尼亚政府曾经与卡塔尔政府签署协议以土地租赁换资金的方式建设拉姆港。不过，这份协议已经被废除。在拉姆岛修建港口和配套公路可以方便苏丹原油向中国出口。

　　应肯尼亚外交部部长韦坦古拉的邀请，中国外交部部长杨洁篪于6日至8日对肯尼亚进行正式访问。肯尼亚也是杨洁篪外长新年出访的第一站，此后他还将访问非洲的尼日利亚、塞拉利昂、阿尔及利亚、摩洛哥以及亚洲的沙特阿拉伯。

Kenya: Kibaki Lauds China Over Lamu Port
6 January 2010

Nairobi — President Kibaki has welcomed the commitment that the Government of the People's Republic of China has shown in the development of a second port at Lamu.

At a meeting with visiting Chinese Foreign Affairs minister Yang Jiechi, who paid him a courtesy call at his Harambee House office, President Kibaki described China as a true friend of Kenya, pointing out to the many infrastructure projects funded by China.

"Kenya highly appreciates the development assistance extended by China. The assistance has been substantial in financial terms and has a considerable impact on Kenya's socio-economic development," President Kibaki said.

The Head of State outlined the importance of Lamu Port and the second transport corridor that will link Kenya to Ethiopia and Southern Sudan via Garissa and Isiolo.

During Wednesday's meeting, the Government of China extended a Sh540 million grant to support various projects in the country.

President Kibaki and Mr Jiechi also discussed issues centred on further enhancing the existing Kenya-China cooperation raised during the 4th Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Ministerial conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt in November last year.

The 4th FOCAC ministerial meeting adopted an action plan which lays out strategies for China-Africa cooperation over the next three years in which China seeks to build a new type of China-Africa Strategic Partnership covering several sectors of socio-economic development.

China and Kenya have in the past signed agreements and MOUs in various fields including technical and cultural cooperation, trade, education, health, energy, agriculture and cooperative development.

Present during the meeting were Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Uhuru Kenyatta, Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetangula, Transport Minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere and the Head of Public Service and Secretary to the Cabinet Francis Muthaura.


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