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Chinese embassy reopens in Somalia after 23 years
中国驻索马里使馆时隔23年后复馆
The Chinese Vice Foreign Minister together with Somalia's President have officially reopened the embassy of China in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital.
中国外交部副部长同索马里总统一起在索马里首都摩加迪沙举行了中国大使馆复馆仪式。
The ceremony was attended by government officials, diplomats and leading figures in Somali society.
出席该仪式的有政府官员、外交官及索马里社会的各界重要人物。
Both Chinese and Somali officials see this as a great step forward to improve the bilateral ties between the two countries.
中方和索马里官员们都认为这是改善两国双边关系所跨出的伟大一步。
Somalia was the first nation in East Africa to establish diplomatic ties with China.
非洲东部的索马里是首个同中国建交的国家。
But the embassy was closed for 23 years since 1991, after Somalia was plunged into civil war.
但自从1991年索马里内战起，中国驻索马里大使馆停摆了23年之久。
