Urumqi, June 6 (ZXS) -- "I have come to China for the sixth time, I have traveled through many cities, Xinjiang is my favorite place to come, and unlike some media reports, the Xinjiang I saw with my own eyes during this trip is a new discovery for me." Arif Soherat, chief editor of the Egyptian Middle East Society, said on the 2nd.
On June 6, a media delegation from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization visited Urumqi, Xinjiang. Nineteen journalists from Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and other SCO countries visited the China-Europe Express (Urumqi) Assembly Center, GAC Passenger Vehicle Xinjiang Branch, Xinjiang Art Theater, Xinjiang Grand Bazaar and other places.
Every time Arif Sohrat arrived, he carefully recorded and filmed while asking. In Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar Pedestrian Street, a famous scenic spot in China, she was attracted by Xinjiang's characteristic handmade flower hats.
"I bought a blue floral hat and took it back to my family as a souvenir. During this trip, I saw that Xinjiang's streets are clean, the city is prosperous, and the people are warm and hospitable, which is different from Xinjiang that I learned about on the news before. It is hoped that Egypt and China will hold more city-to-city exchange activities. Arif Sohrat said.
Imanaliev Azamat, executive manager of Kyrgyzstan's AKIpress news agency, said: "We use a lot of goods from Xinjiang, as journalists, we hope to report more business information, which will help the people of both places, and China's 'Belt and Road' initiative will bring more opportunities for Kyrgyzstan's development." ”
Olufermi Yelena, editor of RIA Novosti and "Russia Today" media group, said: "I believe that under the 'Belt and Road' initiative, Russia and China will have deeper cooperation in the economy, culture and other fields in the future, I have learned about Xinjiang in some media before I came, and this trip saw the real Xinjiang, with beautiful scenery, food, and hospitable people, and the most impressive thing was the Xinjiang scenery and multi-ethnic culture." ”
Qatar Tribune reporter Siddiqui Mohammed Ashraf said that he came to Xinjiang for the first time, and this trip saw that Xinjiang is developing rapidly, urban greening and road construction are very modern. After going back, I introduced the real Xinjiang through the stories I wrote. Xinjiang is a very important node connecting Central Asia and Europe, and I believe that the people living here must be very happy.
"My second time in Xinjiang, coming to the China-Europe Express (Urumqi) Assembly Center and the Urumqi International Dry Port Area, I feel the importance of neighbors, and the development of Xinjiang is beneficial to us. China has an old saying, 'distant relatives are better than close neighbors', China attaches great importance to the development of relations with China, at present, the China-Kyrgyzstan-Ukraine railway project has attracted much attention, I believe this is good for relevant countries. Immanaliyev Azamat said.
The visit of the media delegation from the SCO countries to Urumqi, Xinjiang, was the last stop of the visit to China. Previously, media delegations visited Beijing, Lianyungang, Xi'an and other cities to participate in and report on the SCO Forum on Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development and related activities. (End)