Chinese president meets African leaders

    ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao met here on Sunday with Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President of the Republic of Congo, and Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki, President of South Africa.

    Hu met with the two African leaders on the sideline of the G8 St. Petersburg summit. The three leaders came here to attend the outreach session of the G8 summit, to be held on Monday.

    During his meeting with Sassou-Nguesso, Hu said the Republic of Congo is a trust-worthy friend of China, extending appreciation for Congo's adherence to the one-China policy.

    Hu said both countries have vowed to enhance strategic cooperation, which symbolizes that the bilateral cooperation has entered a new phase.  Full story <<<

        President Hu calls on developing countries to promote cooperation 

    ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao put forward three proposals to strengthen cooperation among developing countries at the leaders' meeting of the six developing countries on Sunday.

    The Chinese president said that facing rare opportunities of development, no country, especially those in the developing world, is immune from grave challenges, such as widening gap between the North and the South, more uneven economic development, rising trade protectionism and increasing oil prices.

    Therefore, Hu suggested fulfilling commitments and advancing international development cooperation as the first point.  Full story <<<

               Leaders of 6 developing countries discuss South-South co-op

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao and leaders of other five developing countries met in St. Petersburg Sunday to discuss ways to deepen South-South cooperation and advance international development cooperation.

    At the meeting with leaders from India, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico and the Republic of Congo, President Hu is expected to explain China's stand on promotion of South-South cooperation and international development cooperation, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry official last week.

    The official said that Hu will also brief the other leaders about China's cooperation with Africa.

    President Hu and the other leaders are in the Russian city for the outreach session the Group of Eight (G8) summit scheduled for Monday.  Full story <<<

             Chinese president calls for more efforts to help African countries

    ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Sunday called on the international community to pay more attention to Africa's stability and development, and to further help African countries.

    In a speech at the leader's meeting of the six developing countries -- India, Mexico, South Africa, Brazil, the Republic of Congo and China, the Chinese leader said that Africa, home to the largest number of developing countries, is an important force for world peace and development.

    "Without stability in Africa, there will be no world peace. Without development in Africa, there will be no world prosperity," Hu said, adding that "the international community should pay more attention to African stability and development."  Full story <<<