国际英语资讯:Interview: Rwanda minister says new Mombasa-Nairobi railway vital to east African integratio
<p><span word="KIGALI">KIGALI</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 8-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="inaugurated">inaugurated</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="gauge">gauge</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Mombasa">Mombasa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="integration">integration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="Rwandan">Rwandan</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Finance">Finance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Planning">Planning</span> <span word="Claver">Claver</span> <span word="Gatete">Gatete</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>," <span word="Gatete">Gatete</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Kigali">Kigali</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rwandan">Rwandan</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="railway">railway</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="SGR">SGR</span>, <span word="started">started</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ceremonies">ceremonies</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Uhuru">Uhuru</span> <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Councilor">Councilor</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Yong">Yong</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="envoy">envoy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="Jinping">Jinping</span>.</p><p><span word="Gatete">Gatete</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="gauge">gauge</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Corridor">Corridor</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="links">links</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span>, <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Burundi">Burundi</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Corridor">Corridor</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Tanzania">Tanzania</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Burundi">Burundi</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 480 <span word="km">km</span> 3.8-<span word="billion">billion</span>-<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="Mombasa">Mombasa</span>-<span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="SGR">SGR</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="constructed">constructed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span> <span word="Corporation">Corporation</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Gatete">Gatete</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="integration">integration</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="removal">removal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="barriers">barriers</span>, <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="shipment">shipment</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Mombasa">Mombasa</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Kigali">Kigali</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> 21 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="facilitation">facilitation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="permits">permits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="visas">visas</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="removal">removal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="roaming">roaming</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harmonization">harmonization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="grid">grid</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="consolidate">consolidate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="integration">integration</span>.</p>
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