Chinese, Ethiopian and Egyptian foreign ministers jointly held a
press conference here Sunday afternoon, following the two-day
Beijing Summit of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).
Ethiopia is the co-chair of the forum, while Egypt will host the
next in 2009.
The Beijing Summit closed earlier Sunday after adopting a
historic declaration and an action plan for 2007-2009 in an effort
to facilitate China-Africa cooperation in an all-round way.
The landmark gathering highlighted "friendship, peace,
cooperation and development".
(Xinhua News Agency November 5, 2006)