Chinese President Hu Jintao on Sunday called on the
international community to pay more attention to Africa's stability
and development, and to further help African countries.
In a speech at the leader's meeting of the six developing
countries -- India, Mexico, South Africa, Brazil, the Republic of
Congo and China, the Chinese leader said that Africa, home to the
largest number of developing countries, is an important force for
world peace and development.
"Without stability in Africa, there will be no world peace.
Without development in Africa, there will be no world prosperity,"
Hu said, adding that "the international community should pay more
attention to African stability and development."
"As members of the developing world, all of us should and can,
in one way or another, assist African countries" in implementing
the New Partnership for Africa's Development and realizing the
Millennium Development Goals, Hu said.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of
diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and
African countries, Hu said.
The two sides have supported each other, established deep
friendship and achieved fruitful results in cooperation over the
past five decades, Hu said.
"I put forward five measures at the UN 60th Anniversary Summit
last year in support of faster development within the developing
world. The measures are mainly designed for Africa and are being
implemented as we speak," he added.
The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and the third ministerial
conference between China and African countries will be held in
Beijing in November. China will continue to work with African
countries to make it a gathering that highlights solidarity and
practical cooperation, the Chinese president said.
Hu arrived in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday, for Monday's
outreach session of the Group of Eight summit along with leaders of
other developing countries. He is also scheduled to have a
trilateral meeting with Russian and Indian leaders and hold a
series of bilateral meetings with some leaders attending the
summit.
(Xinhua News Agency July 17, 2006)
