Premier Wen Jiabao will attend a commemorative summit between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to be held next month in Nanning, capital of South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

 

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Qin Gang announced at a regular press conference in Beijing on Tuesday that the summit meeting will be held on October 30.

 

The summit meeting is to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the establishment of China-ASEAN dialogue relations. Leaders from ASEAN countries will also attend the summit.

 

Qin also announced the third ministerial meeting of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum will be held from November 3 to 5 in Beijing.

 

(Xinhua News Agency September 5, 2006)