Moroccan PM arrives in Beijing for China-Africa summit

Moroccan Prime Minister Driss Jettou (C) inspects the guard of honor upon his arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Nov. 2, 2006. Driss Jettou is in Beijing for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which is scheduled for Nov. 4-5. (Xinhua Photo)  Photo Gallery >>>

Moroccan Prime Minister Driss Jettou arrived in Beijing on Thursday for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

Forty eight African countries that have diplomatic relations with China are to participate in the two-day summit slated for Nov.4.

China and Morocco forged diplomatic ties on November 1, 1958.

The king of Morocco, Mohammed VI, visited China in 2002 and Chinese President Hu Jintao paid a state visit to Morocco in April,2006.

Morocco is now a destination country for Chinese tourists. Bilateral trade volume reached 1.484 billion U.S. dollars in 2005.

Angolan PM arrives in Beijing for China-Africa summit 　　

Angolan Prime Minister Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos arrived in Beijing Thursday afternoon for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

The prime minister visited Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province and Shanghai, China's commercial hub, before his arrival in Beijing for the summit scheduled for Nov. 4-5.

China and Angola established diplomatic relations on January 12,1983. Speaker of the National Assembly of Angola Roberto Antonio de Almeida visited China in 2001. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Angola in June 2006.

Bilateral trade has been growing rapidly in recent years, totaling 6.95 billion U.S. dollars in 2005, making Angola China's largest trading partner in Africa.