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recently, wang yi, member of the political bureau of the cpc central committee and foreign minister, started a busy schedule at the united nations general assembly.

according to yuyuan tantian, on september 24th local time, after wang yi attended the eighth round of dialogue between the china-celac "four horsemen" foreign ministers, he was "stopped" by a group of people when he was leaving the house... representatives from many countries enthusiastically surrounded the door and had an unsatisfied exchange with wang yi.

(photo credit: yuyuan tantian)

who are these representatives? what did foreign minister wang yi say?

wang yi attends the eighth round of dialogue of foreign ministers of china and celac "quartet"

according to the ministry of foreign affairs, on september 24, 2024, local time, wang yi, member of the political bureau of the cpc central committee and foreign minister, attended the eighth round of dialogue between china and the "four horsemen" of the community of latin american and caribbean states (celac) at the united nations headquarters in new york. the dialogue was chaired by honduras foreign minister reina, the current rotating chair of the celac, and representatives of celac member states participated.

wang yi expressed that the china-celac "quartet" foreign ministers' dialogue was held again after a lapse of five years, which was of special significance. in recent years, celac has achieved gratifying results in strengthening dialogue and coordination and promoting cooperation within and outside the region, demonstrating its firm determination to pursue independence and self-reliance through unity. as the most important integration organization in the western hemisphere, celac's status and influence have been continuously enhanced.

(photo source: ministry of foreign affairs official website)

wang yi said that latin american and caribbean countries are an important part of the "global south" and are also active participants and contributors to global governance. president xi jinping attaches great importance to the development of china-latin america relations, and together with latin american leaders, he has led china-latin america relations into a new era of equality, mutual benefit, innovation, openness and benefit to the people. the two sides have continued to deepen political mutual trust, expand practical cooperation, and deepen mutual understanding between the people. china has maintained its position as the second largest trading partner of latin america and the caribbean for many years. 22 countries in the region have joined the high-quality joint construction of the "belt and road" initiative. a number of landmark major projects have been steadily promoted, the potential for cooperation has been continuously released, and the two sides have maintained good communication and cooperation on global issues.

china and brazil jointly issued the "consensus on the political settlement of the ukrainian crisis", which was responded to by more than 100 countries including latin american countries. the china-latin america forum has been officially in operation for 10 years and has become the most important platform for promoting overall cooperation between china and latin america, strengthening the docking of the development strategies of both sides, and building a community of shared future between china and latin america. the two sides should review and sort out the achievements and experiences of the past 10 years, plan the focus of cooperation in the next stage, consolidate and deepen the political mutual trust and mutually beneficial cooperation between china and latin america, and help the construction of a community of shared future between china and latin america to achieve new development.

(photo source: ministry of foreign affairs official website)

wang yi stressed that china is willing to continue to uphold the correct outlook on justice and interests, strengthen solidarity and cooperation with latin american and caribbean countries, implement the three major global initiatives, promote in-depth integration of high-quality joint construction of the "belt and road" with the development strategies of regional countries, push forward the construction of a china-latin america community with a shared future in a deeper and more practical way, and bring more benefits to the people of china and latin america.

the china-celac forum has been in operation for 10 years

on july 17, 2014, chinese president xi jinping attended the first china-latin america and the caribbean summit in brasilia. the summit adopted the joint statement of the china-latin america and the caribbean summit in brasilia, announced the establishment of the china-celac forum (china-celac forum) and held the first ministerial meeting of the forum in beijing as soon as possible.

from january 8 to 9, 2015, the first ministerial meeting of the china-latin america forum was held in beijing, marking the official launch of the forum.

china and the 33 member states of celac, namely: antigua and barbuda, argentina, bahamas, barbados, belize, bolivia, brazil, chile, colombia, costa rica, cuba, dominican republic, dominica, ecuador, el salvador, grenada, guatemala, guyana, haiti, honduras, jamaica, mexico, nicaragua, panama, paraguay, peru, saint lucia, saint kitts and nevis, saint vincent and the grenadines, suriname, trinidad and tobago, uruguay, and venezuela.

the china-latin america forum is positioned as an intergovernmental cooperation platform led by the foreign ministries of china and the member states of the community of latin american and caribbean states. its main mechanisms include ministerial meetings, the china-celac "four horsemen" foreign ministers' dialogue, and the national coordinators' meeting (senior officials' meeting).

jimu news comprehensive yuyuan tan tian, ​​ministry of foreign affairs official website

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