Beijing Summit adopts declaration

Chinese President Hu Jintao reads out the Declaration of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 5, 2006. The Beijing Summit of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Sunday adopted a declaration, proclaiming establishment of "a new type of strategic partnership" between China and Africa.

Chinese President Hu Jintao (C Front), Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (L Front) and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (R Front) jointly read out the declaration of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Nov. 5, 2006.