BEIJING - Sierra Leonean President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah arrived here Thursday for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

President of Sierra Leone Alhaji Ahmed Tejan Kabbah (C) inspects the guard of honor upon his arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Nov. 2, 2006. Alhaji Ahmed Tejan Kabbah is in Beijing for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which is scheduled for Nov. 4-5. [Xinhua]

A total of 48 African countries that have diplomatic relations with China are to participate in the two-day summit, which is scheduled to commence on Nov. 4.

China and Sierra Leone established diplomatic relations on July 29, 1971. Vice President of Sierra Leone Solomon Berewa visited China in 2006. Bilateral trade topped 32.12 million US dollars in 2005.

The Sierra Leonean president is also expected to visit central China's Henan Province after the summit.

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