Visiting leaders hail success of FOCAC summit

African leaders lauded the success of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, saying the series of measures put forward during the event will guide China-Africa relations into a new era, as President Xi Jinping continued his busy schedule of bilateral meetings.

At the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Xi met with leaders from nine African countries on Thursday. The guests said Xi meeting with almost all African heads of state and heads of government shows the great importance China and Africa attach to each other.

Representatives from 53 African countries and the African Union, including 40 presidents, 10 prime ministers, a vice-president and the chairman of the African Union Commission, attended the event that concluded on Tuesday. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and delegates from 26 international and African regional bodies also participated.