Beninese President Thomas Boni Yayi, Togolese President Faure
Gnassingbe, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, Zimbabwean President
Robert Gabriel Mugabe, and Nigerien President Mamadou Tandja said
their countries will firmly pursue the one-China policy.
They made the remarks in Beijing Monday in a meeting with
President Hu Jintao. They came to China for the two-day Beijing
Summit of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. Forty eight African
countries that have diplomatic relations with China participated in
the largest gathering between Chinese and African leaders.
The five leaders warmly congratulated China's successful holding
of the summit, speaking highly of the fruitful achievements made at
the summit, which is of great importance for Africa and African
development.
It showed the Chinese government and people's sincerity to
African people, they said, appreciating the important contributions
China had made in hosting the summit.
Hu thanked the African leaders for attending the summit, hoping
China and African countries take joint effort to actively implement
the commitments of the summit, so as to push the China-Africa
relations to a new level.
He said he appreciated five countries' adherence to the
one-China policy.
(Xinhua News Agency November 7, 2006)
