The South African government is gearing up to host the Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) next week, where an action plan for further trade development will be adopted.
Clayson Monyela, Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) spokesperson, said in a statement that the Johannesburg Declaration and Action Plan was in the process of being finalised for further discussion and adoption at the summit.
“This summit outcome document will outline specific measures aimed at consolidating the growing mutual partnership between Africa and China,” he said.
The upcoming summit will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg from December 4 to 5, under the theme ‘Africa-China Progressing Together: Win-Win Cooperation for Common Development’.
The summit will be preceded by a senior officials meeting on December 2, followed by a ministerial meeting on December 3.
African Heads of State and government, representatives from the African Union (AU), heads of regional organisations and multilateral organisations will participate in the summit.
Monyela said the programmes for the senior officials meeting, the ministerial meeting, the summit, as well as all the main side events, had been finalised.
He added that all logistical arrangements were in place and the accreditation centres in Pretoria and Johannesburg were now operational.
