of China-Africa Cooperation. That was held in the Great Hall of the People last year, aimed at promoting mutually beneficial cooperation and providing necessary and helpful assistance to African countries to the best of our ability.
China is still a developing country. We are still faced with the problems of uneven development among different regions and between town and county. The Chinese people themselves have yet to live a well-off life; there is still a long way to go for China to make further achievements in its national economic and social development. What we also hold is the conviction that helping others amounts to helping ourselves. We have provided sincere assistance to the African countries. All of this assistance is free from of any political strings. Our cooperation with Africa has also been practical and of mutual benefit. China is committed to the path of peaceful development and has played a positive role in the international community. We are all of these forces for peace and cooperation and development.
I have mentioned a very important norm governing international relations. That is stipulated in Article 2 of the Chapter 1 in the Charter of United Nations. The norm is not interfering in other countries' internal affairs. I can hardly imagine, should a country or an international organization interfere in other's internal affairs, can this world continue to enjoy harmony and pursue peaceful development?
与此同时，国家之间可以进行平等友好的协商，我们就是持这样一个态度，和非洲国家，和所有的国家都愿意进行友好的、平等的对话。的确，胡锦涛主席在访问苏丹的时候，阐明了中国政府对达尔富尔问题的立场，受到了苏丹人民、苏丹邻国人民、非洲国家人民以及世界上所有爱好和平、主持正义国家人民的欢迎。
简单地讲，在达尔富尔问题上，中国政府欢迎和支持联合国、非盟和苏丹政府达成的共识。中国政府也向苏丹达尔富尔地区的人民不止一次地提供了人道主义援助。我们希望国际社会都能够尽自己的所能，向苏丹达尔富尔地区的人民提供一些实在的帮助。（完，待续）