Spokesperson's Remarks｜China and LAC countries reached over 100 three-year c...

Beijing introduced on Wednesday that the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the China-CELAC Forum held in Beijing on May 13 adopted the Beijing Declaration and the China-CELAC Joint Action Plan for Cooperation in Key Areas (2025-2027), and also reached more than 100 three-year cooperation projects. China announced 20 measures in supporting LAC countries' development. On the 10th anniversary of the official launch of the China-CELAC Forum, this meeting has sent the voice of China and CELAC jointly meeting challenges through solidarity and coordination.

"President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote speech. Colombian President and the current CELAC President Gustavo Petro, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Chilean President Gabriel Boric, and President of the New Development Bank Dilma Rousseff also delivered addresses. President Yamandú Orsi of Uruguay, the incoming CELAC President, sent a congratulatory message. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi moderated the plenary meeting. Twenty-eight LAC countries, 6 regional organizations and over 50 ministerial officials attended the meeting in China," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press conference in Beijing.

Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson/MFA PRC

Lin pointed out that the biggest highlight of this meeting is that President Xi Jinping systematically summarized the successful experiences of the development of China-LAC relations. He announced the launch of five programs which are Solidarity Program, Development Program, Civilization Program, Peace Program and People-to-People Program. The five programs will further consolidate political foundation, promote common prosperity, deepen mutual learning between civilizations, promote regional stability and people-to-people friendship which points the direction for the building of a China-LAC community with a shared future.

The following important common understandings were reached at the meeting: The China-CELAC Forum was a success over the past decade, and the two sides will expand the areas and improve the quality of cooperation; China and LAC countries share a common future in development, and the two sides will stand firmly together despite winds and rains and resist external disturbances; China-LAC solidarity goes with the trend of the times, and the two sides, as important members of the Global South and important forces promoting multipolarity and greater democracy in international relations, will enhance solidarity and cooperation and jointly address transformation and instability in the world; China-LAC cooperation enjoys promising prospects, as the two sides combined create a mega-sized market with a population of 2 billion, and this will provide new driving forces and new opportunities for the growth of both sides and the wider world.

Lin further noted that China-LAC cooperation can withstand winds and rains and transcend mountains and oceans over the distance of half a globe. China will deliver on the initiatives announced by President Xi Jinping, and work with LAC countries to continue to support each other on issues concerning each other's core interests and major concerns, jointly implement the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative, uphold the multilateral trading system and an environment for open cooperation, and defend international fairness and justice as well as world peace and stability.

"We believe that as we address risks and challenges in solidarity and coordination, and pursue development and prosperity through mutually beneficial cooperation, the China-CELAC Forum will head firmly towards the next golden decade, and open up a new chapter of the Global South seeking strength through unity and building a community with a shared future for mankind," Lin said. (By Ma Ziqian/China Youth Daily)

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