cairo On January 15, local time, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Kang held a joint press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, saying that in these years, the countries and peoples of the Middle East continue to strengthen unity and self-improvement. strive to promote development and revitalization, actively advocate the exchange of civilization, strive to uphold fairness and justice. They are an important force in the multi-polarisation of the world. On the other hand, instability and uncertainty in the situation in the Middle East are still prominent, and regional hot issues are developing ups and downs. The situation in some countries is turbulent, and external interference is still an important factor eroding regional security and stability.
According to Qin Kang, China views regional countries’ sovereignty and territorial integrity as respectable, encourage countries in the region to seek solutions to hot issues that are consistent with regional realities, taking into account the interests of all parties. and be acceptable to all parties through negotiation and consultation. China calls for more support for the development of regional countries, helping them to overcome the challenges of food and energy security, so as to strengthen the foundation of regional development. Along with this, we should jointly attack terrorism, prevent the spread of terrorist and extremist forces. China calls on countries outside the region to respect the sovereignty of countries in the Middle East and not to interfere in the internal affairs of those countries. Practice true multilateralism, respect the historical cultural tradition of the Middle East, do not create barriers between civilizations and infuse positive energy to promote security and stability in the Middle East.
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Kang also said that China always supports the peoples of the Middle East in independently pursuing the development path, and supports Middle Eastern countries in uniting and cooperating to solve regional security issues . China is willing to cooperate with Middle East countries to co-build the “Belt and Road” and jointly achieve development and prosperity while implementing the global development initiative. At the same time, China is willing to actively exchange civilizations with Middle East countries, so as to jointly safeguard the diversity of global civilization.
(Credits- China Media Group, Beijing)