Beijing Summit to adopt declaration, action plan
5/11/2006 12:22
Two historic documents, a declaration and an action plan for 2007-2009, are
expected to be adopted at the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa
Cooperation (FOCAC), due to conclude on Sunday afternoon. Two-session
roundtables of Chinese and African leaders will be held at the Great Hall of the
People Sunday, with the morning session chaired by Chinese President Hu Jintao
and the afternoon session chaired by Ethiopian Prime Minister Ato Meles
Zenawi. On the sidelines of the roundtable meetings, the High-level Dialogue
and 2nd Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs will close on Saturday
afternoon. Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan is expected to meet some African
ministers attending the conference. As the African leaders hold discussions,
their spouses will watch performances at the theater of Beijing Exhibition
Center in the morning. The action plan and declaration will be announced in
the afternoon as the summit concludes. Later on, Chinese, Ethiopia and Egyptian
foreign ministers will jointly meet the press. Chinese and African
entrepreneurs will sign a batch of deals on Sunday evening. The landmark
Beijing Summit opened in Beijing Saturday morning. President Hu, 41 heads of
state or government and senior officials of 48 African countries that have
diplomatic ties with China, as well as representatives from regional and
international organizations attended the landmark gathering highlighting "
friendship, peace, cooperation and development". Addressing the opening
ceremony, Hu announced a package of major assistance, investment, trade and
other key cooperation projects with Africa in an effort to forge a new type of
strategic partnership. Later Saturday, the high-level dialogue and
entrepreneurs conference opened at the Great Hall of the People, where Premier
Wen Jiabao proposed China and Africa fully tap cooperation potential.
Xinhua news
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