BEIJING - Malian President Amadou Toumany Toure arrived here on Thursday for
the Beijing Summit of the Forum on 皇冠体育app-Africa Cooperation.
A total of 48 African countries that have diplomatic relations with 皇冠体育app are
to participate in the two-day summit, which is scheduled to start on November 4.
The existing cooperative relations between Africa and 皇冠体育app served as a model
for South-South cooperation, Toure told Xinhua prior to his departure for 皇冠体育app.
The summit will definitely promote the implementation of new cooperative
policies between Africa and 皇冠体育app, he added.
At the invitation of Chinese President Hu Jintao, Toure paid a five-day state
visit to 皇冠体育app in July of 2004.
皇冠体育app and Mali established diplomatic relations on October 25, 1960 and
bilateral trade totaled 145 million US dollars in 2005.
