2015年CRI China to Enhance Cooperation with Africa for Win-win Results（在线收听）

Wang Yi has pledged that China will continuously help African countries with their economic development and enhance cooperation for what he called 'win-win' results.

He said President Xi Jinping will expound China's new concepts for developing China-Africa relations in his speech to the summit.

"President Xi Jinping will deliver a keynote speech to the whole of Africa at the opening session of the summit, to expound China's new concepts, new policies and new ideas for developing the relations with Africa and introduce a series of key measures in handling China-Africa relations in the future."

The minister made the remarks at the 15th Lanting Forum held in Beijing on Thursday.

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the founding of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

Wang Yi said the FOCAC forum will be upgraded from the ministerial level to a summit of leaders.

He said the upgrading meets expectations from African nations and also meets the needs of the development of China-Africa relations.

He also said the summit will review and adopt two documents, outlining cooperation plans between the two sides over the coming three years.

"We will focus on helping African countries build three systems - industrialization, food safety and public health, and disease prevention as a way to resolve the three issues of employment, food and health."

Wang Yi added that anti-terrorism will also be among topics at the summit.

"As China continues to promote pragmatic cooperation between China and Africa, we will strengthen bilateral cooperation in counter-terrorism and the fight against extremism. No matter what difficulties we encounter, the Chinese people will stand firmly together with the African people, because we are good friends, good partners, and close brothers, hand in hand."

Last week, Militants attacked a hotel in Malian capital of Bamako last week, killing 22 people, including three Chinese.

FOCAC was established in 2000, aimed at promoting cooperation between China and Africa through dialogue.

This year's session is scheduled to open on December 4th in Johannesburg.

Trade between China and Africa exceeded 220 billion US dollars last year.

For CRI, this is Tu Yun.