Chinese, Ethiopian and Egyptian foreign ministers jointly held a press conference here Sunday afternoon, following the two-day Beijing Summit of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).

 

Ethiopia is the co-chair of the forum, while Egypt will host the next in 2009.

 

The Beijing Summit closed earlier Sunday after adopting a historic declaration and an action plan for 2007-2009 in an effort to facilitate China-Africa cooperation in an all-round way.

 

The landmark gathering highlighted "friendship, peace, cooperation and development".

 

(Xinhua News Agency November 5, 2006)