习近平主席给2015中国—阿拉伯国家博览会发来贺信
Guests and visitors walk in front of the Ningxia International Conference Center, which hosts theopening ceremony of the China-Arab States Expo in Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia on Sept 10, 2015.[Photo by Wu Yanpeng/China Daily]
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a letter of congratulation to The China-Arab States Expo.The forum was held in Yinchuan, capital city of Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomousregion on Thursday.
Here's a full text of Xi's letter.
Congratulatory letter from President Xi Jinping to 2015 China-Arab States Expo
On the occasion of the opening of the 2015 China-Arab States Expo, on behalf of the Chinesecentral government and the people and speaking in my own name, I would like to warmlycongratulate you on the expo and extend our sincere welcome to all the foreign leaders anddistinguished guests.
Under the theme of "Promoting the Spirit of Silk Road, Enhancing China-Arab StatesCooperation ", this expo bears great significance in carrying forward the exchanges andcooperation between China and Arab states, deepening the friendship of people from bothsides and improving our pragmatic cooperative relationship.
China and the Arab states are friends with mutual trust and partners walking hand in hand onthe path to realize mutual development. During the opening ceremony of the sixth ministerialmeeting of the China-Arab Cooperation Forum last year, I proposed that China and the Arabstates build the Belt and Road Initiatives together, which received a positive response fromArab countries. Now cooperation in related fields are being accelerated. China, adhering tothe Silk Road Spirit of peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, learning fromeach other, mutual benefits and win-win results, will work with all the countries in the worldincluding the Arab countries to facilitate mutual development and improve the well-being ofpeople in all the countries in the world.
I wish the expo a great success.
President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping
Sept 10, 2015