10th Ministerial Conference of China-Arab Cooperation Forum Adopts Joint Statement on Palestinian Issue

The 10th Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab Cooperation Forum on Thursday adopted the Beijing Declaration, the Forums implementation plan for 2024-2026, and a joint statement between China and the Arab countries on the Palestinian issue. The declaration reviewed the important consensus and progress achieved in implementing the outcomes of the first China-Arab Summit, and clarified the practical path to promoting a common destiny between China and the Arab countries. The Beijing Declaration also reiterated that China and the Arab countries will continue to support each other in core interests, deepen practical cooperation, and clarify their common positions on the political solution to hot regional issues, dialogue among civilizations, global governance, counter-terrorism, human rights, artificial intelligence, and climate change. The implementation plan charts the path to strengthening the setting up of the forum mechanism in the next two years and enhancing bilateral and multilateral cooperation in areas such as politics, economy, trade, investment, finance, infrastructure, resources, environment, cultural exchange, aerospace, education and health. The joint statement between China and the Arab countries on the Palestinian issue expressed the deep concern of China and the Arab countries about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The statement stressed the firm position and important consensus of both sides in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, ensuring the delivery of humanitarian aid, opposing the forced displacement of the Palestinian people, supporting Palestines full membership in the United Nations, and working steadily to reach an early settlement of the Palestinian issue on the basis of the two-state solution. The 10th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab Cooperation Forum began its work in Beijing earlier Thursday, where Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed in his opening speech that he will work with every effort to build a community with a shared future for China and the Arab countries, express ing China's satisfaction with the extent of implementing the outcomes of the first Sino-Arab Summit, and its readiness to work with the Arab side to activate the strategic leadership role of the summit, in order to achieve successive breakthroughs in Sino-Arab relations. Source: Qatar News Agency