The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, today met with the President of the Republic of Benin, Mr Boni Yayi, to discuss the feasibility in bilateral co-operation on trade, culture and tourism. The meeting took at Santa Sancha where Mr Chui welcomed Mr Yayi, who was on a private visit after attending the 5th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation held in Beijing. Mr Chui introduced the guests to the latest social and economic development of the Macao SAR established 13 years ago with the successful implementation of "One country, two systems" principle. Mr Yayi said the Republic of Banin and African Union have co-operated well and has gained fruitful results at the Forum this time. He said to have a better understanding of bilateral co-operation on trade and tourism was the chief aim of this visit. The President then briefly introduced the social and economic development of Benin to his Macao counterparts, adding that he believed bilateral co-operation could achieve a win-win result. Mr Chui agreed that there was room to open up co-operation with Republic of Benin, based on the good co-operative foundation with the Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa. Ministry of Foreign Affair of Republic of Benin, Mr Nassirou Bako Arifari, Minister of Public Works and Transport, Mr Lambert Koty, Special Assistant to the President for External Relations Issues, Ms Mariam Aladji Boni Diallo, the Secretary for Public Administration and Justice, Ms Florinda Chan, the Chief-of-Cabinet of the Office of the Chief Executive, Mr Tam Chon Weng, the Secretary-General of the Executive Council, Ms O Lam, and the Advisor of the Office of the Chief Executive, Mr Fung Sio Weng also attended the meeting.
