Keynote Address by H.E. Deng Li Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of China At the Opening Ceremony of the 14th Senior Officials Meeting of The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
2020/12/10
Your Excellency Ambassador Martin Mpana of Cameroon and Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps,
Excellencies,
Friends,
Good morning. Not long ago, we celebrated together the 20th anniversary of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC): President Xi Jinping and President Macky Sall of Senegal issued a joint congratulatory message, and State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi sent a video message to the commemoration reception. It is a great pleasure to see you again at this SOM meeting. I know you have a very important agenda today as you review the implementation of the outcomes of the Beijing Summit and discuss preparations for the FOCAC meeting next year. On behalf of the Foreign Ministry and the Chinese FOCAC Follow-up Committee, please allow me to express warm congratulations on