Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 3, 2016. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)

HANGZHOU, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping met with Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno on Saturday, calling for further China-Chad and China-Africa cooperation.

Deby, on behalf of the African Union, was invited to attend the 11th G20 summit to be held on Sunday and Monday in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou.