China assured Malawi on Wednesday that the multi-million dollars parliament building under construction in Lilongwe will be completed in the next few months.
"The framework for the parliament chamber will be completed by the end of May while all steel and civil works will be done by end of July," China's Ambassador to Malawi Lin Songtian told Malawian government officials during an inspection of the construction site.
Lin said China would be giving Malawians a very magnificent structure once the 18-month, 41 million U.S. dollars project is completed.
The modern parliament building is one of the most important projects China has pledged Malawi for the next five years.
The project, which covers an area of 15 hectares, was designed by the China Beijing Architectural Design Institute and is being built by the Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Company.
Last year, China offered Malawi 260 million dollars in concessionary loans for a period of five years in support of the southern African country's development projects, including a 100-km road connecting Malawi' two northern districts of Chitipa and Karonga.
Since the two countries established diplomatic ties in December 2007, China has provided Malawi with health, economic, technical and other assistance in support of the country's development.
Source:Xinhua
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