Pretoria - South Africa will host the Second Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Johannesburg, in December.
“As co-chair of FOCAC for the period 2012-2018, South Africa looks forward to hosting this historic event,” International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said on Friday.
The summit, which will be held from 4 till 5 December, will be the second Summit since the inception of FOCAC in 2006 and the first to be held in Africa.
It is expected that all Heads of State/Government from African countries, as well as the African Union (AU), Heads of Regional Organisations and multilateral organisations will participate in the Summit.
There will be an Academic Think Tank Forum, which is a business forum for the private sector, will be held from 9 till 10 September.
The sector will get exposure to networks, deepen and expand cooperation on trade and investment.
The Summit will be preceded by a meeting of senior officials on 2 December followed by the Sixth Ministerial Meeting of FOCAC on 3 December 2015.
The South African Government will be working closely with the Government of China, the African Group of Ambassadors in Beijing and Addis Ababa, and the AU Commission on the preparations leading up to the FOCAC Summit. – SAnews.gov.za
