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China-Arab Friendship Year and the Third Arabic Arts Festival Opens

Author  :       Source  :    Tsinghua University     2014-09-22

The opening ceremony for the Years of China-Arab Friendship and the 3rd Arabic Arts Festival was held at Tsinghua on September 10th. Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the ceremony, wishing the events of the Years of China-Arab Friendship a complete success. Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong attended the opening ceremony. Tsinghua University President Chen Jining and University Council Chairman Chen Xu participated in the event.

President Xi Jinping said that China and the Arab states enjoy time-honored friendly exchanges and the bilateral traditional friendship becomes even firmer as time goes by. The holding of the Years of China-Arab Friendship will enhance the mutual understanding and friendly affections between the two peoples and cement the public opinion foundation for China-Arab exchanges and cooperation.

President Xi Jinping expressed that at present, the China-Arab relations are standing at the new starting point of inheriting the past and ushering in the future, and the development of the China-Arab relations is mainly characterized by peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning, mutual benefits and win-win results. I attach great importance to the development of China-Arab relations. China has always viewed the China-Arab relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, and is willing to join efforts with the Arab states to upgrade the China-Arab strategic cooperative relationship featuring comprehensive cooperation and common development to new levels.

Vice Premier Liu Yandong on Wednesday called for stronger collaboration between China and Arab countries in all fields in a meeting with culture ministers from Arab countries, in Beijing for the opening of China-Arab Friendship Year and the Third Arabic Arts Festival.

Reviewing the time-honored exchanges between the Chinese and the Arabian people, Liu underscored the great importance China has placed on developing friendship and cooperation with Arab countries.

She urged both sides to take the opportunities offered by the Silk Road economic belt and the 21st century maritime Silk Road development proposals, expand exchanges and cooperation in all fields and inject new vitality into China-Arab strategic cooperation.

After the meeting, Liu watched the 90-minute performance of dance, song and costume in Tsinghua, involving artists from China and Arab countries.

The gala was part of the week-long Third Arabic Arts Festival in Beijing and Yinchuan. The festival included culture seminars, performances by arts groups and Arabian art exhibitions.

Editor: Chen Meina

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