Xi, the UAE president exchange congratulations over the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Friday exchanged congratulatory messages over the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
China and the UAE are good friends who trust each other and good partners for win-win cooperation, Xi said.
Over the past 40 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties, China-UAE relations have maintained sound and steady development, with strengthened political mutual trust, deepening synergy of development strategies, fruitful practical cooperation in various fields, close people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and sound communication and coordination in regional and international affairs, he added.
Xi recalled that during Mohamed’s state visit to China in May, the two heads of state reached an important consensus, which has charted the course for developing China-UAE relations in the next stage.
Xi said that he attaches great importance to the development of China-UAE relations and stands ready to work with Mohamed to take the 40th anniversary of the diplomatic ties as a new starting point to push the China-UAE comprehensive strategic partnership to a higher level, to make a greater contribution to regional and world peace and stability while delivering more benefits to the two peoples.
In his message, the UAE president extended his sincerest congratulations and best wishes to Xi on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of UAE-China diplomatic ties, wishing the two countries continuous development and prosperity and more cooperation in various fields.
The UAE has always committed to consolidating and developing the UAE-China comprehensive strategic partnership for the benefit of the two peoples, he added.
On the same day, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and UAE’s Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum exchanged congratulatory messages.
Li said that China is willing to work with the UAE to take the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties as an opportunity to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and continuously enrich the connotation of the China-UAE comprehensive strategic partnership.
In his message, Mohammed said that the UAE is willing to deepen bilateral relations with China and strengthen cooperation in various fields.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
