摘要：PRAIA, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government on Friday handed over a batch of medical supplies, including surgical instrumen

PRAIA, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government on Friday handed over a batch of medical supplies, including surgical instruments and consumables, to Agostinho Neto Hospital in Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, to help strengthen its capacity to deliver health care services.

"The friendship that unites us has always been demonstrated through concrete acts of solidarity, such as the one we are witnessing today," said Cape Verdean Health Minister Jorge Figueiredo, expressing gratitude for what he called a "noble gesture" of Chinese cooperation.

Figueiredo recalled that since Cape Verde's independence, China has been a "key partner" in the health sector, sending medical teams and training local personnel.

For his part, Chinese Ambassador to Cape Verde Zhang Yang described the bilateral cooperation established 49 years ago as "profound."

"The support provided to Agostinho Neto Hospital and to the maternity ward of Baptista Sousa Hospital, the Chinese medical teams dispatched, and the donations of medical supplies all demonstrate the continuous expansion of health cooperation and friendly exchanges between the two countries," Zhang said.

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