Senior Officials Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was held in Beijing. The meeting was co-chaired by Secretary-General of the Chinese Follow-up Committee and Director-General of the Department of African Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Du Xiaohui and Senegalese Senior Coordinator for the FOCAC Affairs and Director-General of the Department of Asia-Pacific and Middle East of the Ministry of African Integration and Foreign Affairs Ousmane Diop, whose country is the co-chair of the FOCAC. Nearly 300 people, including senior officials and representatives from 54 African members of the FOCAC and heads of members of the Chinese Follow-up Committee of the FOCAC, attended the event. The meeting reviewed and adopted the draft outcome document for the 2024 FOCAC Beijing Summit and the draft agenda for the Summit and the 9th Ministerial Conference.
The participants spoke highly of the draft outcome document, holding that the draft document has a comprehensive plan for China-Africa cooperation in various fields for the next three years, and they expect and believe that the Summit will open up a new path for China and Africa to advance together on the path to modernization.
The Senior Officials Meeting is a preparatory meeting for the 2024 Beijing Summit and the 9th Ministerial Conference of the FOCAC.
