FOCAC a Major Platform for Belt and Road Cooperation

2018年8月20日，驻尼日利亚大使周平剑在尼《每日信报》、《人民报》发表题为《将中非合作论坛建设成为中非共建“一带一路”主要平台》署名文章。《领导者报》19日发表该文。全文如下： 

　　很快，中国首都将迎来非洲时刻。 

On August 19-20,2018,Nigerian leading newspaper Leadership, Daily Trust and Peoples Daily published an article written by Ambassador of China to Nigeria Dr.ZHOU Pingjian. The full text goes as follows: 

The capital city of China is embracing Africa time soon. 

　　中非合作论坛北京峰会下月初即将举办，主题是：“中国和非洲：合作共赢，携手构建更加紧密的中非命运共同体”。习近平主席期待同非方领导人在北京共襄盛举，共商中非合作发展大计，为增进中非人民福祉、促进世界和平与发展贡献力量。 

　　非洲谚语说得好：“独行快，众行远。”的确，共同的历史遭遇、共同的发展任务、共同的战略利益把中国和非洲紧紧联系在一起，中非从来都是命运共同体。新形势下，双方共同利益增多，中非关系更加重要。推进中非合作是双方人民共同心愿，是大势所趋、人心所向。 

Early next month, the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) will be held under the theme of China and Africa: Toward an Even Stronger Community with a Shared Future through Win-Win Cooperation. 

President Xi Jinping is looking forward to participating in the Beijing summit with African leaders to discuss plans for the development of China-Africa cooperation so as to improve the well-being of the Chinese and African peoples and promote world peace and development. 

We Chinese appreciate the African wisdom, "If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together." Indeed, similar historical experience, common development tasks and shared strategic interests have bound China and Africa together. China and Africa have always been a community with a shared future. In today's world, China-Africa relations have become more important with increasing common interests. Advancing China-Africa cooperation represents the trend of the times and the will of our peoples.