This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Hibapress
Morocco takes part in the ministerial meeting of high level of monitoring of the recommendations of the forum on Sino-African cooperation (FOCAC), whose work started on Wednesday in Changsha, in the Chinese province of Hunan.
In a message transmitted to the opening of the session, Chinese President Xi Jinping has reaffirmed China’s commitment to negotiate an economic partnership agreement with Africa, including the total exemption from customs duties for the 53 African countries linked to Beijing by diplomatic relations. He also expressed the desire to strengthen cooperation with Africa in priority sectors, including green industry, digital technologies, artificial intelligence and payment systems.
For his part, the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, presented the results of the commitments made at the last Focac summit in Beijing. He indicated that China has invested more than 13.3 billion yuan ($ 1.8 billion) on the continent and provided financial support exceeding 150 billion yuan ($ 20.8 billion). He also emphasized five priorities to deepen Sino-African relations, highlighting South-South solidarity and the continuation of human exchanges, with in particular the organization of “the Sino-African year of human and cultural exchanges” in 2026.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Congo Republic, Jean-Claude Gakosso, recalled the importance of this meeting to strengthen strategic partnerships in the face of security, economic and climatic challenges that Africa is confronted.
Registered within the framework of the Beijing 2025-2027 action plan, this meeting aims to coordinate Sino-African actions around common priorities, in particular the Belt and Road and Route initiative 2063 of the African Union.
Created in 2000, FOCAC is the main framework for the Sino-African partnership. The co-chair of the forum is provided by China and the Congo Republic for the period 2024-2027
