[A-List] Sino-African Cooperation

["Henry C.K. Liu" <hliu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

China, Africa to step up co-op in 4 areas

www.chinaview.cn 2006-01-26 20:01:17


   BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- China will strengthen cooperation
with African nations in politics, economy and trade, education and
international affairs, Chinese Foreign Minister spokesman Kong Quan said
here Thursday.

   In response to a question concerning China's African policy, Kong
said, China and Africa enjoy a broad prospect of cooperation.

   In political field, Kong said, China will enhance bilateral
high-level visits as well as people-to-people exchanges at all levels.

   As for economic and trade cooperation, Kong said, China will further
diversify the forms and deepen the substance in its cooperation with
African countries.

   "We also have a great prospect in educational cooperation as there
have been many students from African countries in China," Kong noted.

   Kong said China and African countries share the same or similar
views in major international and regional issues.

   "China will continue to step up coordination and cooperation in
international affairs with African countries so as to safeguard the
rights and interests of developing countries," the spokesman added.

   The third ministerial-level conference under the China-Africa
Cooperation Forum is to be held in Beijing this autumn.

   According to Kong, the Chinese side would like to hold a summit of
heads from both sides when they meet for this year's session of the
Forum, and the preparation of the summit is going on. Enditem