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NINGXIA / WAM
The UAE is participating with a high-level delegation in the China-Arab States Expo to be held in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, from
September 6-8.
Juma Mohamed Al Kait, Assistant Undersecretary for Foreign Trade Affairs at the Ministry of Economy, who is leading the UAE delegation, has underscored the significant importance of the international event which he described as “a strategic platform for a high-level dialogue on aspects of economic, trade, and cultural cooperation between China and Arab nations.”
“China is a significant trade partner of the UAE with AED170.2 billion of bilateral trade exchange recorded last year,” he noted. He added that the Ministry of Economy’s participation in the events fits within the context of the county’s efforts to promote its investment-conducive environment and economic diversification policy at different international forums.
“We seek to develop partnerships in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on account of its growing contributions to the Chinese economy as a direct result of the support the province is receiving from the Chinese Central Government in Beijing in addition to the vast resources the province abounds in, which enables it to launch ambitious economic developmental plans and consequently it will be more open with the Arab and Islamic nations over the coming period.”
Under the theme of
“Towards a New Model of
Partnership Featuring Results-oriented and Win-win Cooperation” for the general purpose of “Friendship, Cooperation, Development”, the event is jointly organized by China’s Ministry of Commerce, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the People’s Government of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Since 2010, three sessions of China-Arab States Economic and Trade Forum and two sessions of China-Arab States Expo has been successfully held in Ningxia, which has been widely recognized by the Arab States and other countries along the “Belt and Road” with extensive and profound influence.