[Xinhua News Agency special draft] Global development initiative injects new impetus into Sino -Arab relations

The 3rd China -Arab National Reform and Development Forum was held on the 8th in the form of a video connection, focusing on global development initiatives, and discussing the development of China and Arabia. The guests of China and Arabia agreed that the global development initiative highly fits the strong willingness to develop, seek peace, and promote cooperation in the Arab countries, and injects new impetus into the promotion of quality upgrades of China -Arab relations.

The 3rd China -Arab National Reform and Development Forum was held on the 8th in the form of video cables. The picture is provided by the African Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Zhai Jun, a special envoy of the Chinese government Middle East, said in his speech that the global development initiative aims to evoke the attention of the international community on development issues, promote the strengthening of global development partnerships, promote international development cooperation, accelerate the implementation of the UN 2030 Sustainable Development AD, and promote the realization of realization Strong, green, and healthy global development.

Zhai Yan said that the global development initiative adheres to the spirit of open and inclusive partners, and welcomes all parties to participate in extensive participation, and strive to achieve the goal of not allowing any country to leave behind, no demands to be ignored, and not to be outdated. It has obtained a high recognition and positive response from the international community, including many Arab countries including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, UAE, Qatar, and Morocco.

Zhai Yan said that China is not only the initiator of the global development initiative, but also the practitioner of implementing the initiative. China is willing to implement the global development initiative with Arab countries with actual actions, allow development results to benefit the people of China and Arabia, and jointly promote the construction of unity, equality, balance, and inclusive global development partnerships, and contribute to the rejuvenation of global development. Essence

This is the central business district project (drone photo) taken by the new administrative capital of Egypt on July 19, 2022. The total area of ​​the Central Business District of the Egyptian New Administrative Capital covers an area of ​​about 505,000 square meters, including 20 high -rise buildings and supporting municipal projects. Xinhua News Agency (Figure China Construction Egypt)

In recent years, the pragmatic cooperation between China and Arabia has continued to deepen, showing good prospects. The epidemic did not prevent the pace of pragmatic cooperation between the two parties, and the two parties carried out effective cooperation in traditional fields such as energy, infrastructure, production capacity, and finance. In 2021, the bilateral trade volume in Arabia was nearly 330 billion US dollars, an increase of 37%year -on -year; China imported 260 million tons of crude oil from Arab countries, accounting for 51.6%of China's crude oil imports during the same period.

Li Chengwen, Ambassador of the China -Arab Cooperation Forum Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that it will incorporate the promotion of global development initiative into the development of the China -Arab development strategy, which is conducive to the development of the two sides from the perspective of the world, making the development strategy of both parties more fulfilling and effective.

This is the China -Arab National Expo clean energy and new material exhibition area taken on August 22, 2021. Xinhua News Agency reporter Feng Kaihua Photo

The guests attended the meeting with high appreciation of global development initiatives. The Assistant Secretary -General of the Angeles Harry Savadi actively evaluated the significance of the global development initiative to promote global development cooperation. It believes that the initiative will help accelerate the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Agenda in 2030 and promote the international community to meet the challenges of development.

The Counselor of the Embassy of Iraq in China, Bahil Maldam, believes that as a people -oriented global development initiative, the global development initiative proposed by China is at the same time. Through the docking with the initiative, the Iranian party can make overall development planning, energy conservation and emission reduction, and reducing energy saving and emission reduction. Guaranteeing Chinese successful experiences and other aspects to ensure the successful development of China to help Iraq achieve sustainable development.

Vice President of the University of Qatar, Mariam Matidide, said that global development proposes to focus on the objective conditions of all countries, emphasizes coordination tolerance, and calls on all countries to seek cooperation, and the development results are shared by the peoples of all countries. Under the current international situation, the global development initiative will promote the establishment of a new type of international relations with mutual benefit and win -win as the cornerstone, gather consensus and consolidate strength, and solve the development problems of countries, especially developing countries.

Fahd Mariney, a researcher at the Saudi Scientific Research and Knowledge Exchange Center, said that the global development initiative is another major initiative proposed by China after the “Belt and Road” initiative. The concept "re -affirmed". The global development initiative provides a "roadmap" for narrowing the gap between the north and the south and the solution to the imbalance of development, and it provides a "accelerator" for the promotion of the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda in 2030.

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