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The two-session round tables of Chinese and African
leaders attending the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa
Cooperation (FOCAC) opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Nov.
5, 2006. Chinese President Hu Jintao, leaders of the forum's 48 African
member countries and African Union Commission Chairman Alpha Oumar Konare
attended the morning session. (Xinhua Photo)
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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 Peiyanis 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 here 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.
