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The Minister of Housing, Urban Planning and the City, Mohamed Tarek Belaribi, met in the Chinese capital, Beijing, with his Chinese counterpart, Ni Hong, with whom he agreed on the support of Chinese housing experts for the two new city projects currently under development (Boughezoul and El Méniaâ), as well as on the updating of the national seismic design system, according to a statement released Wednesday by the ministry.
Mr. Belaribi’s meeting with the Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People’s Republic of China took place on the sidelines of the 8th session of the Algerian-Chinese Joint Commission for Economic, Trade and Technical Cooperation, which was held on Tuesday in Beijing.
According to the same source, the meeting provided an opportunity to assess the progress achieved and the level of coordination between the two parties, following the meeting that brought together the two ministers on July 20, 2023, during the visit of the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to the People’s Republic of China.
The meeting also addressed the issues discussed by experts during the work of the 8th session of the Algerian-Chinese Joint Commission for Economic, Trade and Technical Cooperation. Both parties agreed on the support of experts from China’s housing sector for the agreed projects, notably the two new city projects currently under development in Algeria (Boughezoul and El Méniaâ), as well as on the support of Chinese experts to their Algerian counterparts in updating the Algerian seismic regulations (RPA).
Furthermore, Mr. Belaribi, accompanied by the Algerian Ambassador to China, visited the new city of “Xiong’an,” located 105 km from the Chinese capital, Beijing, and expected to accommodate 5 million inhabitants. The minister was briefed, according to the statement, on the technologies used in the construction and planning of this city, which aims to ease congestion in Beijing.
On this occasion, Mr. Belaribi emphasized “the need to exchange expertise, especially as Algeria is currently building new cities using highly advanced technologies, such as Boughezoul, El Méniaâ, and Hassi Messaoud,” the statement added.
The minister also visited the Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, where he was received by a delegation of researchers led by the Academy’s rector, Yan Ji Yi. He toured the various departments and facilities of this internationally renowned institution, where he was given presentations on new agricultural methods, technologies used in the sector, and the integration of artificial intelligence in this field.
Mr. Belaribi also visited a pilot farm, where he received explanations on the latest scientific developments related to wheat seed production in arid climates.
At the end of the visit, the minister co-chaired a meeting with the rector of the Academy, during which both parties examined ways to enhance cooperation and facilitate technology transfer, with the possibility of training Algerian professionals, which would enable the replication of technologies used in China, the statement concluded.
Source: APS
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