UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum met with Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan on the second day of his official visit to Beijing at the head of the UAE delegation. "The Belt and the Road to International Cooperation", which is due to conclude tomorrow with the participation of about 40 leaders and heads of state and government, and about 150 delegations representing countries, international organizations and international bodies from around the world.
The meeting discussed the future of bilateral cooperation between the UAE and China in light of the fruitful discussions that took place during the two sessions of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. As a strategic partner of China in the implementation of the "Belt and Road" initiative. It was agreed to move towards a new phase of economic partnership and bilateral cooperation, especially in the fields of trade exchange and tourism movement between the two countries, and encourage investment and stimulate new opportunities for the UAE private sector and his Chinese counterpart The light in support of the work of the investment climate provided by the UAE to foreign direct investment, which accounted for about 36% of them at the level of the Arab world in 2017 with a total investment amounted to 10.35 billion dollars.
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum expressed appreciation of the UAE for the great role played by China in the international arena with all its cultural, political and economic weight. HH President Hu Jintao's visit to the UAE last year represented a boost The UAE looks forward to enhancing bilateral cooperation in various fields, especially economic, scientific, technological and cultural.
His Highness valued China's efforts in promoting international cooperation, noting the great positive impact of the Belt and Road Forum as a global platform to explore opportunities for a better world based on sharing opportunities and opening up solutions and ideas that will pave the way for a new phase of global growth. The objectives of the policy pursued by China in promoting international cooperation with the UAE approach to opening up to the world and its cultures, and its relentless efforts to extend more bridges of cooperation with all friendly peoples and activate constructive dialogue aimed at serving humanity.
His Highness pointed out the consensus of the political will in the two countries to expand the scope of cooperation in various fields, and the real momentum that serves in the direction of opening new opportunities through which the two sides can employ them in the service of the strategic objectives of the two friendly peoples and contribute to accelerating the pace of implementation of plans and projects aimed at transit To the future on a solid foundation of qualitative achievements in various fields, especially scientific and technological, which is the cornerstone of development and development efforts.
For his part, Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan praised the UAE's leading role in its regional and international environment at various levels and the positive impact it seeks to create and expand its circle not only in its Arab region but globally, Strategic partnership in the light of the historical relations, the close economic and cultural ties and the common interests that the two countries have long brought together.
He expressed his confidence that the next phase will witness a strong development of the strategic partnership between his country and the UAE to serve the benefit of the two peoples and contribute to support their aspirations for the future. He stressed that the UAE offers a model for tolerance, coexistence and openness in all cultures. The various fields as a fruit of the future vision of the leadership and the pioneering development experience initiated by the UAE with the establishment of the Union State.
The meeting discussed the latest developments on the regional and international arenas, and discussed a number of issues and issues of common concern, especially in the light of the consensus of the vision of the importance of the establishment of security and peace in the Arab region and the necessity of concerted international efforts to find effective solutions to the common challenges facing the world at different levels. Political, economic, environmental and others.