Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao left Beijing Sunday afternoon for an official visit to
the United States, Canada, Mexico and Ethiopia.
Wen will also attend the opening ceremony of the Second
Ministerial Conference of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum in
Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia.
Foreign Minister Li
Zhaoxing and Minister in charge of the State Development and
Reform Commission Ma Kai are among the entourage.
(Xinhua News Agency December 7, 2003)