On 22 May, the Secretariat of the Chinese Follow-up Committee of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held consultation in Beijing with African diplomatic envoys to China, exchanging views once again on the preparatory work for the 5th Ministerial Conference of FOCAC. Mr. Lu Shaye, Secretary-general of the Chinese Follow-up Committee of the Forum and Director-general of the Department of African Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, and Mr. Ahmed Rezek, Egyptian Ambassador to
Director-general Lu reported the overall progress of the preparations for the 5th Ministerial Conference of FOCAC to be held in Beijing this July. In a candid and friendly atmosphere, he held an in-depth consultation with the diplomatic envoys on the conference outcome documents and reached extensive consensus.
The diplomatic envoys expressed their appreciation of and gratitude towards the great efforts made by the Chinese side for the preparations for the 5th Ministerial Conference of FOCAC. They said that they would like to cooperate closely with the Chinese side, ensuring a successful conference.