By NNN-ENA
Addis Ababa : The Pre-cast Production Enterprise and CGC Overseas construction Ethiopia Ltd, a Chinese business firm, signed an agreement for the procurement of 2,000 heavy-duty -trucks for integrated housing development project here in Addis Ababa on Friday.
Enterprise General Manager, Kebede Teshome and CGC’s Manager, Sun Guoqiang signed the agreement.
According to the agreement, the heavy-duty trucks would be purchased with the objective of transporting construction materials for the housing development projects.
Works and Urban Development Minister Kassu Illala on the occasion said that the tracks would transport construction materials imported from port. Some 400,000 houses would be constructed in the coming four years across the nation.
Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia Lin Lin on his part said the agreement demonstrates the ties between the two countries.
Lin said his government would extend support to Ethiopia in the development endeavours.