Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 25. On January 24, the seventh summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States was held in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.

At the invitation of Argentine President Fernandez, the rotating presidency of CELAC, President Xi Jinping delivered a video speech to the summit.

On January 24, the Seventh Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States was held in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.

At the invitation of Argentine President Fernandez, the rotating presidency of CELAC, President Xi Jinping delivered a video speech to the summit.

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xueren

  Xi Jinping pointed out that Latin American and Caribbean countries are an important part of developing countries as well as active participants and contributors to global governance. The Community of Latin America and the Caribbean has become an indispensable driving force for global South-South cooperation. The development and promotion of regional integration has played an important role.

  Xi Jinping emphasized that China has always supported the integration process of Latin America and the Caribbean, attached great importance to developing relations with CELAC, and regarded CELAC as an important partner for consolidating the unity of developing countries and promoting South-South cooperation.

It is based on this original intention that China, together with Latin America, has continuously strengthened the construction of the China-Latin America Forum and promoted China-Latin America relations into a new era of equality, mutual benefit, innovation, openness and benefit to the people.

More and more regional countries are cooperating with China to promote high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road", support and participate in global development initiatives and global security initiatives, and join hands with China to build a community of shared future between China and Latin America.

  Xi Jinping emphasized that the world is currently entering a new period of turmoil and change, and only by strengthening solidarity and cooperation can we jointly meet challenges and overcome difficulties.

China is willing to continue to help and advance hand in hand with Latin American and Caribbean countries, promote the common values ​​of all mankind, such as peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom, promote world peace and development, promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, and jointly create a better future .