He congratulated Nujoma on his reelection as Chairman of the Southern African Development Community and his success in presiding over the United Nations Millennium Summit. He went on to say that the two countries are working hard to promote economic and trade cooperation, adding that enormous potential exists for mutually beneficial cooperation. As long as the two sides find suitable ways and areas for cooperation, they will have business opportunities and complement each other's economy. He noted that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-Namibian diplomatic relations, and the two countries have conducted fruitful cooperation in international affairs, political and other areas.
China is satisfied with that.
Nujoma thanked Jiang for inviting him to visit and take a holiday in China. He said the Namibian government and people highly value the traditional friendship with China, and Sino-Namibian friendship is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the Chinese government and people had offered moral and material assistance to the Namibian people when Namibia fought for national independence and liberation. He said Namibia is satisfied with the growth of bilateral relations, expressing the hope that the two governments will intensify efforts to promote economic and trade cooperation, especially in the areas of agriculture and fishery, which still have great potentials to be tapped. Jiang said the forum was a complete success thanks to joint efforts of China and Africa. He said that he visited the African continent three times in recent years, and met with many African leaders on various international occasions.