China willing to work with int'l community to help Africa eradicate poverty, hunger

China is willing to work with the international community to resolve problems of poverty and hunger as well as to address food security issues in Africa, said Qin Jian, Charge D'affaires of Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia. The diplomat made the remarks on Sunday at the African ministerial meeting on the premises of the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which opened a High-Level Meeting on ending hunger in Africa by 2025. The ministerial session, which was preceded by multi- stakeholder meeting on Saturday, will be followed by the meeting of heads of states on Monday to deliberate on ways of eradicating hunger from the African continent by 2025. The High-Level Meeting is convened jointly by the AU, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and Brazil's Lula Institute for a unified approach to eradicate hunger from Africa. During the day-long ministerial meeting, China, Brazil and Vietnam along with African countries shared their successful experiences in the agriculture and food security sectors. Speaking on the occasion, the Chinese diplomat said it is common responsibility of the international community to eliminate poverty and hunger in developing countries. He said the international community should promote technology transfer and improve capacity building of developing countries. The Charge D'affaires also reiterated that China would continue supporting developing countries, especially African countries to address problems in the areas of agriculture and food security towards poverty and hunger alleviation. The Chinese government attaches great importance to eliminate poverty and hunger and this is a key lesson from China, said Qin. "Under the framework of South-South cooperation, China has also helped and supported developing countries, especially African countries to enhance their agricultural productivity, encourage their food production and enhance their capacity to address the issues of poverty and hunger," he said. The diplomat also recalled that China has established a number of agricultural demonstration centers in Africa with the provision of agricultural equipment. He stated that China provides all the necessary support to Africa under the framework of South-South cooperation, which the diplomat said is based on mutual equality and benefits. Qin added that China also supports the activities of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in Africa. During the meeting today, key African speakers highlighted on the need to share experiences from and strengthen the South-South partnership to achieve the goal of hunger eradication in Africa. Courtesy :Globaltimes