Forum on China-Africa Cooperation - Addis Ababa Action Plan :: Politics Political

Forum on China-Africa Cooperation - Addis Ababa reach Plan 1.1 We, the ministers in charge of alien affairs and multinational economic cooperation from China and 44 African countries, met in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia from 15-16 December 2003 for the Second Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. 1.2 In conformity with the principles and objectives of intensifying addresss and expanding cooperation as upheld by the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (hereinafter the Forum), we reviewed the progress of joint implementation by China and African countries (hereinafter the devil Sides) of the inspection actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation-Ministerial Conference Beijing 2000, held sources on cooperation between the deuce Sides in the fields listed below for the period from 2004 to 2006 and adoptive unanimously this Action Plan. 1.3 We ar convinced that the Action Plan entrust facilitate the implementation of the principles and objective s set out in the Beijing resoluteness of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and the Programme for China-Africa Cooperation in Economic and Social Development. We are determined to make the new China-Africa partnership a highly active and effective one by working together to implement the Action Plan with concrete measures.2. POLITICAL AFFAIRS, PEACE AND SECURITY 2.1 High-level Exchanges and governmental Dialogue 2.1.1 We note that since the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation-Ministerial Conference Beijing 2000, the Two Sides have maintained frequent exchange of high-level visits, which has led to a high-level political dialogue and cooperation. The Forum mechanism has improved and the consultation mechanism and dialogue channels between the Two Sides are alter with the establishment of political consultation mechanisms and joint committees on economic cooperation and mess and on science and technology between China and some African countries, laying a sound political foundati on for the implementation of the follow-up actions of the Forum and development of friendly and cooperative relations between the Two Sides in different fields. 2.1.2 We recognize the importance of high-level visits and the dialogue to enhancing consultation and cooperation between the Two Sides under the new situation and agree to conjure the exchange of high-level visits and meetings between our leaders, enrich the contents of such visits and political dialogues, and with regards to peace and development and other important issues, expand common ground, set up positions, deepen cooperation, share experiences and pursue common development. 2.1.3 We reaffirm that the principles enshrined in the submit of the United Nations and the Constitutive Act of the African Union, the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence as well as other universally recognized norms governing international relations must be respected.