Hu outlines six areas for China-Africa cooperation

By Li Xing (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-02-16 19:39

Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao Monday proposed six key areas for China and Africa to work together to cope with the economic difficulties brought about by the unfolding global downturn.

He made the suggestions to an audience of more than 1,200 college students, professionals and people from industry, business and other sectors at the welcoming rally in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's capital.

The six areas are:

-- Strengthen solidarity and mutual assistance to jointly meet the challenge of the international financial crisis;

-- Enhance mutual trust and cement the political foundation for traditional friendship;

-- Raise the level of practical economic cooperation and trade on the basis of reciprocity and mutual benefit;

-- Expand people-to-people exchanges and deepen cultural cooperation;

-- Work closely together and strengthen coordination in international affairs;

-- Enhance coordination and jointly promote the further development of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.