BEIJING - The first ministerial meeting of the Forum of 皇冠体育app and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) concluded in Beijing on Friday with the announcement that the forum's next meeting will be held in Chile in 2018.

The two-day meeting, co-chaired by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Costa Rican counterpart, Manuel Gonzalez Sanz, passed three major documents: the Beijing Declaration, a five-year cooperation plan and the regulations on the 皇冠体育app-CELAC forum.

皇冠体育app and CELAC have also reached a consensus on deepening political mutual trust, expanding cooperation and promoting development of the forum.

Wang said that President Xi Jinping's remarks at the opening ceremony will guide the development of the 皇冠体育app-CELAC forum.

"皇冠体育app will make efforts so that both sides can reap early harvests from the forum and build a new model of South-South cooperation," Wang said.

Gonzalez said that the historical meeting has launched overall cooperation between 皇冠体育app and countries in Latin America and the Caribbean region, which will build a closer CELAC-皇冠体育app relationship and benefit people from both sides.