Senegal's Minister of Foreign Affairs Cheikh Tidiane Gadio met
Chinese officials who arrived in Dakar yesterday to reopen an
embassy there.
Diplomatic ties were resumed after Gadio signed a joint
communiqué in Beijing on October 25 stating that there is only one
China in the world and that the government of the People's Republic
of China is its sole legitimate representative.
Gadio said the historic decision of President Abdoulaye Wade to
resume relations had been absolutely right and not subject to any
conditions.
He said both countries would be involved in mutually beneficial
cooperation and will seek to play an important role within the
framework of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum.
China severed diplomatic relations with Senegal in January 1996
when Dakar reinstated ties with Taiwan's authorities.
Gadio said Senegal will send a delegation to Beijing in December
to reopen its embassy in China.
(Xinhua News Agency November 29, 2005)