BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- China will work with members of the
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to prepare
for the first China-CELAC ministerial forum, said a Foreign
Ministry spokeswoman on Monday.
The meeting is scheduled to be held in Beijing on Jan. 8 and
Jan. 9. Foreign ministers or representatives from China and CELAC,
together with heads of some Latin American regional organizations
will attend.
The second CELAC summit, last January, did important groundwork
to establish the forum.
The meeting will discuss guiding principles of cooperation,
major cooperative areas and institution building issues, said
spokesperson Hua Chunying.
The two sides will use the forum for collective dialogue on
politics, economics, trade and culture.
China is willing to engage in dialogue with other Latin American
organizations to build a cooperative network enabling the two sides
to complement each other with their own advantages, she said.
Established in December 2011 in Caracas, Venezuela, CELAC
comprises all countries in North and South Americas but the United
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