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UAE's President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Meets with Yang Jiechi
2022-07-02 09:14

On July 1, 2022 local time, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi in Abu Dhabi.

Yang Jiechi conveyed cordial greetings from President Xi Jinping to President Mohamed. Yang Jiechi said, China and the UAE are comprehensive strategic partners, and China gives priority to the UAE in its foreign policy toward the Middle East. The great importance the two heads of state attach to bilateral relations and their strategic guidance play key roles in the development of China-UAE relations. Since the beginning of this year, the two heads of state have had a successful meeting and a successful phone conversation one after another, steering the course for the development of China-UAE relations in the new era. China firmly supports the UAE in safeguarding national sovereignty and security and firmly opposes any acts to interfere in the UAE's internal affairs. China highly appreciates the UAE's support for the Global Development Initiative and the Global Security Initiative, and stands ready to strengthen cooperation with the UAE under these two major initiatives and jointly make positive contributions to promoting lasting peace and long-term development of the world. China expects that the two sides will synergize the Belt and Road Initiative with the development strategy "Towards the Next 50", work together to overcome the challenges of the pandemic, constantly expand cooperation in traditional areas such as civil aviation, energy, finance, investment and infrastructure, and create more cooperation highlights in a series of new areas.

Yang Jiechi said that China is ready to strengthen communication and coordination with the UAE in international and regional affairs, deepen South-South cooperation, constantly upgrade the level of collective cooperation between China and the Arab countries, jointly practice true multilateralism and safeguard international fairness and justice.

Mohamed asked Yang Jiechi to convey his sincere greetings to President Xi Jinping and extended warm congratulations on the 101st anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. Mohamed said, the UAE and China enjoy strong political mutual trust and brotherly friendship, setting a good example of mutual respect and trust between countries. The special comprehensive strategic partnership between the UAE and China is of extraordinary significance and should be pursued from generation to generation. The UAE is ready to further deepen the synergy of bilateral development strategies and cooperation in various fields, actively participate in the Belt and Road cooperation, take a long-term view and contribute to regional and international peace and development.

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