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Presidents of Somalia, Uganda, the Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Togo arrive in Beijing
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Somali president arrives in Beijing for China-Africa summit ¡¡
Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (Front)
inspects the guard of honor upon his arrival at Beijing Capital
International Airport in Beijing, Nov. 2, 2006. Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed 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 >>>
Forty eight African countries that
have diplomatic relations with China are to participate in the two-day summit
scheduled for Nov. 4-5.
China and Somalia established
diplomatic relations on Dec. 14, 1960. Bilateral trade reached 19.64 million
U.S. dollars in 2005.
Ugandan President
Yoweri Museveni (Front) inspects the guard of honor upon his arrival
at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Nov. 2, 2006. Yoweri
Museveni 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
>>> BEIJING, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni arrived here 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 summit scheduled for Nov. 4-5. China and Uganda forged diplomatic ties on Oct. 18, 1962. Chinese President Hu Jintao (then vice president) and Premier Wen Jiabao visited Uganda in 2001 and 2006 respectively. Museveni visited China in 2004. Uganda is a destination country for Chinese tourists. Bilateraltrade reached 99.37 million U.S. dollars in 2005.
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