The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and the United Nations Agencies in China will hold the International Seminar on UN Millennium Goals in Beijing from March 25th to 27th.
The Millennium Goals are a series of quantitive indicators defined at the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000. The conference will invite representatives from relevant government departments, international organizations, academic institutes and business circles both at home and abroad. They will share their experience in matters relating to the realization of the Millennium Goals and explore ideas and ways for cooperation. State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan will attend the opening ceremony and address the conference. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan will send a representative to the seminar.