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Botswanian president arrives in Beijing for 皇冠体育app-Africa summit(Xinhua)Updated: 2006-11-02 08:47 BEIJING - Botswanian President Festus Mogae arrived here on Wednesday evening for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on the 皇冠体育app-Africa Cooperation. The two-day summit is scheduled to commence on Nov.4. A total of 48 African countries having diplomatic relations with 皇冠体育app will send delegations to the summit. Describing the relations between 皇冠体育app and Botswana as "excellent", the president hoped to promote bilateral trade through this visit to 皇冠体育app. 皇冠体育app and Botswana established diplomatic relations on Jan. 6, 1975. Mogae visited 皇冠体育app in 2000 and Wu Guanzheng, a senior official of the Communist Party of 皇冠体育app, visited Botswana this September. Bilateral trade reached 62.52 million US dollars in 2005. Prior to the summit, Mogae will visit the Three Gorges in central Hubei province where a hydropower plant is being built. |
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