Speaking Tuesday to VOA's Portuguese Service, Guebuza said he wanted the U.S. business community to "match the type of relations we have at the government level." Guebuza, who is attending the U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Baltimore, said relations between Mozambique and the U.S. government are very good, but at the business level "a lot more can be done."
Guebuza participated in last week's meeting with President Bush and African leaders to discuss plans for economic development for the continent. He said he would like the next summit of the G-8, scheduled in Scotland next month, to agree on further aid for Africa, but he added that investments are necessary to enable African countries "to stand up by themselves."
VOA's Portuguese language service broadcasts 13 hours of radio programming every week to Africa. Programs are available on the Internet at www.VOANews.com/Portuguese.
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