4th Ministerial Conference of FOCAC concludes in Egypt

The Fourth Ministerial Conference of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum (FOCAC) wrapped up in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh Monday.

The conference, with the theme of "deepening the new type of China-Africa strategic partnership for sustainable development," reviewed the implementation of the follow-up activities of the FOCAC Beijing Summit in 2006 and the 3rd Ministerial Conference.

The meeting adopted on Monday the Declaration of Sharm el-Sheikh and Sharm el-Sheikh Action Plan, defining new programs of cooperation between the two sides in the next three years.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attended the opening ceremony of the conference and proposed eight new measures the Chinese government will take to strengthen China-Africa cooperation in the next three years.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak inaugurated the 4th FOCAC Ministerial Conference, which attracted heads of state or government from 49 African countries.

The conference decided to hold the Fifth Ministerial Conference of FOCAC in Beijing in 2012.

Source: Xinhua