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First China-CELAC Forum Ministerial Meeting Concludes in Beijing

The first ministerial meeting of the Forum of China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) concluded in Beijing on January 9 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 documents: the Beijing Declaration, a five-year cooperation plan, and the regulations for the China-CELAC forum. China 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 China-CELAC forum. Gonzalez said that the historical meeting has launched overall cooperation between China and the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean region, which will build a closer CELAC-China relationship.
Source: Xinhua, January 9, 2015
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