President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has described the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex as a symbol of friendship, partnership, reconciliation and good leadership.
The Liberia Chief Executive spoke today at a program marking the official opening of the SKD Sports Complex renovated by the People's Republic of China.
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She noted that the partnership between Liberia and China has been strengthened especially with the renovation of the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex which she described as a unifying force.
President Johnson-Sirleaf, who also participated in a table tennis match, challenged Liberian youths to use the Complex for good sportsmanship and to remain disciplined.
Speaking earlier, Chinese Ambassador Zhou Yuxiao urged Liberians to consider the SKD sports complex as a tool to enjoy peace and stability which is now being maintained in the country. He also used the occasion to invite Liberia to the 2008 Olympics scheduled for China.
For her part, Youth and Sports Minister Etmonia Tarpeh thanked the People's Republic of China for the renovation work done at the Complex and called on the youth to see the facility as an environment for reconciliation.
She also noted that the reopening of the complex is a beginning of a new dawn in Liberian sport.
The Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex was recently renovated by the Government of China and turned over to the Liberian government after it had suffered serious destruction as a result of the civil war.
The Complex was constructed by the Chinese government during the Samuel Kanyon Doe Administration.
Source: The Analyst, November 4,2007
