Chinese embassy reopens in Somalia after 23 years
中國駐索馬里使館時隔23年后復館
The Chinese Vice Foreign Minister together with Somalia's President have officially reopened the embassy of China in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital.
中國外交部副部長同索馬里總統(tǒng)一起在索馬里首都摩加迪沙舉行了中國大使館復館儀式。
The ceremony was attended by government officials, diplomats and leading figures in Somali society.
出席該儀式的有政府官員、外交官及索馬里社會的各界重要人物。
Both Chinese and Somali officials see this as a great step forward to improve the bilateral ties between the two countries.
中方和索馬里官員們都認為這是改善兩國雙邊關(guān)系所跨出的偉大一步。
Somalia was the first nation in East Africa to establish diplomatic ties with China.
非洲東部的索馬里是首個同中國建交的國家。
But the embassy was closed for 23 years since 1991, after Somalia was plunged into civil war.
但自從1991年索馬里內(nèi)戰(zhàn)起,中國駐索馬里大使館停擺了23年之久。