China, Africa to step up cooperation in four areas: FM spokesman

China will strengthen cooperation with African nations in politics, economy and trade, education and international affairs, Chinese Foreign Minister spokesman Kong Quan said in Beijing 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.

Source: Xinhua