Joint Communiqué of the Third Round of Political Consultations between Chinese and African Foreign Ministers

中非外长第三次政治磋商联合公报

New York, 23 September 2013

二〇一三年九月二十三日于纽约

In accordance with the mechanism of regular political dialogue between Chinese and African Foreign Ministers set up at the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in 2006, the Foreign Ministers of China and 40 African countries, or their representatives, and representative of the African Union (AU) Commission held their Third Round of Political Consultations in New York on 23 September 2013.

根据2006年中非合作论坛北京峰会建立的中非外长级定期政治对话机制，中国和40个非洲国家外长或代表以及非洲联盟委员会代表于2013年9月23日在纽约举行第三次政治磋商。

The meeting was co-chaired by Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane of the Republic of South Africa and Foreign Minister Wang Yi of the People’s Republic of China, as current Co-Chair countries of FOCAC. Delegates at the meeting strongly condemned the terrorist attack that took place in Nairobi, capital of Kenya,on 21 September, and expressed their deep sympathy and firm support to the government and people of Kenya. They called on the international community to jointly combat terrorism in its various forms and support the efforts of African countries in maintaining peace and security.

会议由中非合作论坛共同主席国南非共和国外长马沙巴内女士和中华人民共和国外长王毅先生共同主持。与会代表对9月21日发生在肯尼亚首都内罗毕的恐怖袭击事件予以强烈谴责，对肯尼亚政府和人民表示深切同情和坚定声援，呼吁国际社会共同打击各种形式的恐怖主义，支持非洲国家维护和平与安全的努力。