Addis Ababa: Prosperity Party (PP) and the Communist Party of China (CPC) underscored the need for further strengthening relations between the two parties. Prosperity Party Public and International Relations Head, Adisu Arega and Secretary of the Communist Party of China Ningxia Regional Committee, Liang Yanshun held discussions on Tuesday. In their discussions, the PP and CPC have reached an agreement to lift the relation to new heights and enter into practical actions through training and exchange of experiences. As a result, they emphasized that the relations between the two parties should be further consolidated. The discussion also stressed the need for establishing linkage between institutions of the two parties to build the capacity of party members and leaders. Moreover, the Prosperity Party and the Communist Party of China have agreed on issues that will increase the flow of investment in construction of infrastructure and national economic capacity in the areas of investment as well as other se ctors like construction, mining, agriculture and ICT. The two parties also agreed to strengthen a sister city relationship which has been established between the Chinese Ningxia province and Oromia region of Ethiopia. Furthermore, the two parties' discussion also emphasized a new numerous opportunities to be utilized beyond enhancing cultural familiarity. In terms of culture, tourism and social spheres, an agreement was reached to work together with Ningxia province as Ethiopia is the birthplace of humanity and has a long history. Similarly, Ningxia is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization. In this regard, the parities emphasized the need to work on education, community building, and cultural exchanges among youth between sides. In addition, the information obtained from the Prosperity Party indicates that the potential of tourism in both Ethiopia and Ningxia autonomous province of China is enormous. Therefore, the two sides have reached a consensus to work together to exploit the untapped pote ntial in the sphere of tourism and culture Source: Ethiopian News Agency