【答案解析】Your Excellency Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, Your Excellencies the Heads of State and Government, Your Excellency Chairman Alpha Oumar Konaré of the Afican Union Commission, Your Excellencies the Heads of National Delegations, Ministers and Ambassador, Ladies and Gentlemen, // It is my great pleasure to come to Addis Ahaba and join our African friends at the Second Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in identifying the way forward for closer China-Africa cooperation. As Premier of China, the Co-Chair country of this Conference. I would like to extend, on behalf of the Chinese Government, my warmest welcome to all delegates, and express my heartfelt thanks to the Ethiopian Government for its commendable efforts and thoughtful arrangements which have made this meeting possible. // Three years ago, Chinese and African ministers gathered in Beijing and jointly launched the China-Africa Cooperation Forum, ushering in a new era of cooperation between China and African nations. The past three years since then have witnessed steady growth and remarkable achievements of cooperation between China and Africa on all fronts. Our friendship and mutual trust are stronger and deeper. Our cooperation on international affairs has been constructive and fruitful. Our trade and economic cooperation are growing with a more robust momentum // China on its part has taken further measures to increase its imports from African countries, and China-Africa two-way trade is increasing by more than 20 percent. A total of 117 new China-invested enterprises are up and running in Africa, and our bilateral cooperation in energy development and hi-tech industries is getting off the ground. Our cooperation in human resources development is on the upswing. China has sponsored a variety of training programs and trained nearly 7,000 African personnel of a wide range of professions.// The Chinese Government has fulfilled "ahead of schedule its debt exemption commitments and cancelled 31 African countries' debts totaling 10.5 billion yuan. The Forum follow-up activities have been implemented as a strong support to the brotherly African nations and people in their endeavors to overcome difficulties and realize national rejuvenation and development, testifying to the broad prospect and strong vitality of China-Africa friendship and cooperation under the new historical conditions. // Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends, China and Africa together have more than one-third of the world's population. The friendly cooperation between us in the promotion of development and reinvigoration of our own nations is in itself a significant contribution to world peace and development. Let us, under the new circumstances, join hands to build on our past achievements and bring China-Africa friendly cooperation to a new high. I wish the Ministerial Conference a complete success. Thank you. // (Excerpts from "Let Us Build on Our Past Achievements and Promote China-Africa Friendly Cooperation on All Fronts"—Address by Premier Wen Jiabao at the Opening Ceremony of the Second Ministerial Conference Of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum)