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China-Arab States Cooperation Forum Holds the 17th Senior Officials' Meeting and the 6th Senior Official Level Strategic Political Dialogue

2021-06-23 18:01

On June 22, 2021, the 17th Senior Officials' Meeting and the 6th Senior Official Level Strategic Political Dialogue of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum (CASCF) were held via video link. Assistant Foreign Minister Deng Li attended and delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the meeting. The meeting was co-chaired by Chinese Secretary General of the CASCF and Director-General of the Department of West Asian and North African Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Wang Di and Chairman of the Arab side and Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the League of Arab States (LAS) Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Sahlawi. Officials from 21 Arab states and the LAS Secretariat, as well as envoys of Arab states to China were present. The meeting summarized the implementation progress of the outcomes of the 9th CASCF Ministerial Conference, discussed the preparations for the China-Arab Summit and a work plan for the next stage, and exchanged views on international and regional issues of common concern.

In his speech, Deng Li reviewed the great achievements made by China and the Arab states in deepening strategic cooperation, fighting the pandemic in solidarity and contributing jointly to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), among others, and said that China is willing to work with the Arab side to prepare well for the first China-Arab Summit and build a China-Arab community with a shared future that thrives on sharing the same aspirations and pursuing peaceful and harmonious development, in a bid to push the China-Arab strategic partnership for another leap. China and the Arab states should stay committed to mutual respect and non-interference in each other's internal affairs, and continue to support each other on issues involving each other's core interests and major concerns; uphold equity and justice, promote the reform of the global governance system, and protect the common interests of China, the Arab states and all the other developing countries; persevere in the joint anti-pandemic efforts, continue to carry forward the spirit of looking out for and helping each other through the hard times, and contribute to the global fight against the pandemic; keep making joint contributions to the BRI and push for further quality improvement and upgrade of bilateral cooperation.

The participants from the Arab side offered congratulations on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). They wish China continued development and rejuvenation under the leadership of the CPC; they think highly of the Arab-China relations and the development achievements of CASCF, and look forward to organizing the first Arab-China Summit with China for further deepening of the Arab-China strategic cooperation; they highly appreciate the five propositions put forward by State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi for security and stability in the Middle East, thank China for its consistent and firm support for the just cause of Arab people which has played an important role in easing the recent Palestine-Israel conflict, and hope that China will play a greater role in promoting the resolution of issues in the Middle East.

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