China on Tuesday promised to train 10,000 African personnel in
the next three years to strengthen the cooperation in human
resources development between China and Africa.
"China will, in the next three years, further increase its
financial contribution to the African Human Resources Development
Fund for the training of up to 10,000 African personnel in
different areas," said the action plan adopted by the just-ended
Second Ministerial Conference of the China-Africa Cooperation
Forum.
The African Human Resources Development Fund was set up by China
as a follow-up action of the first conference in 2002 exclusively
for African personnel training.
African countries, attaching great importance to stronger
cooperation with China in human resources development, have
initiated cooperation plans and provided logistic support for
training programs and cooperation projects, said the Forum on
China-Africa Cooperation Addis Ababa Action Plan (2004-2006).
Highlighted by the action-oriented spirit, it is the first
ministerial conference of the forum held on the African
continent.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, his host counterpart Meles Zenawi
and a dozen of African heads of state or government attended the
opening ceremony.
Also present are Chinese and African foreign ministers and
ministers in charge of international economic cooperation.
(Xinhua News Agency December 17, 2003)
