BEIJING, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- 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 Peiyan is 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.
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