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By: Muhammad Arif
BEIJING, May 30: China and Arab states have agreed to deepen multifaceted cooperation, and step up the building of a China-Arab community with a shared future at the end of 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum (CASCF) that held in Beijing, China.
Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, and delivered a keynote speech at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, May 30, 2024.
Xi Jinping, Chinese president speaking at the forum said that China is satisfied with the progress that has been made in delivering on the first China-Arab States Summit’s outcomes. China will work with the Arab side to enhance the role of the summit in providing strategic guidance for continued “leapfrog growth” of China-Arab relations.
China will host the second China-Arab States Summit in 2026, which is set to be another milestone in China-Arab relations, Xi announced.
As changes unseen in a century unfold rapidly across the world, both China and Arab states strive to accomplish their historical missions of national rejuvenation and faster national development. Building a China-Arab community with a shared future is a strong statement of the common desire for a new era of China-Arab relations and a better future for the world, Xi added.
President Xi said China will work with the Arab side to make China-Arab relations a model for maintaining world peace and stability, a fine example of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, a paradigm of harmonious coexistence between civilizations, and a model for promoting good global governance.
It is believed that the strategic mutual trust between China and Arab states will be further consolidated, cooperation in various fields will be comprehensively promoted, and the building of a China-Arab community with a shared future will see more solid steps, said Li Chen, ambassador for CASCF affairs of China’s Foreign Ministry.
