Chinese President
Xi Jinping poses for a group photo with ambassadors at the Great Hall
of the People in Beijing, capital of China, April 14, 2021. Xi Jinping
on Wednesday received the credentials of new ambassadors to China from
29 countries at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Xinhua/Yao
Dawei)
BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping on Wednesday
received the credentials of new ambassadors to China from 29 countries
at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The ambassadors are: -- Javid Ahmad Qaem from Afghanistan. -- Georgios Iliopoulos from Greece. -- Tarik Bukvic from Bosnia and Herzegovina. -- Jean Louis Robinson from Madagascar. -- Luca Ferrari from Italy. -- Abrao Dos Santos from Timor-Leste. -- KS (Vincent) Sivas from the Federated States of Micronesia. -- Gafar Karar Ahmed K. from Sudan. -- Alain Wong Yen Cheong from Mauritius. -- Mahendra Bahadur Pandey from Nepal. -- Moin Ul Haque from Pakistan. -- Dumitru Braghis from Moldova. -- Thomas Oestrup Moeller from Denmark. -- Jan Hoogmartens from Belgium. -- Nasser Al Busaidi from Oman. -- Masanneh Nyuku Kinteh from Gambia. -- Saidzoda Zohir from Tajikistan. -- Caroline E. Wilson from the U.K. -- Felix Plasencia from Venezuela. -- Tarumi Hideo from Japan. -- Siyabonga C. Cwele from South Africa. -- Palitha Kohona from Sri Lanka. -- Senko Yury from Belarus. -- Ann Derwin from Ireland. -- Irit Ben Abba from Israel. -- Antonio Serifo Embalo from Guinea-Bissau. -- Ri Ryong Nam from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. -- Shorsh Khalid Said from Iraq. -- Sabino Vaca Narvaja from Argentina. Siddharth Chatterjee, the new United Nations resident coordinator in China, submitted a letter of appointment. Xi took a group photo with the envoys and delivered a speech. He
asked them to convey his good wishes to the leaders of their countries. He said that over the past year, the Chinese people and the people of
other countries have worked together to fight the COVID-19 pandemic,
writing a new chapter in the history of global friendly cooperation. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the
Communist Party of China and it is also the first year for China to
implement its 14th Five-Year Plan and embark on a new journey to fully
building a modern socialist country, Xi said. He said China will firmly implement its new development philosophy
and actively forge a new development paradigm so that its development
will better benefit the peoples of all countries. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the restoration of the
lawful seat of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations, and
the 20th anniversary of China's accession to the World Trade
Organization. Xi said China stands ready to work with other countries to firmly
support multilateralism, safeguard the international system with the
United Nations as the core and the international order based on
international laws, staunchly safeguard the multilateral trade system,
firmly advance the construction of the global governance system, and
promote the construction of a community with a shared future for
mankind. The Beijing Winter Olympics will be held next year, Xi said. "We have
confidence that with the active support and participation of all
parties, we will overcome the impact of the pandemic and host the games
in a simple, safe, and wonderful manner." Xi stressed that the Chinese people always cherish friendship and
love peace, stand ready to deepen friendship, enhance mutual trust and
expand cooperation with people from all countries on the basis of
equality and mutual benefits, and jointly build the Belt and Road with
high quality. He expressed the hope that the envoys will make active contributions
to the promotion of bilateral relations as well as the cooperation
between the United Nations and China.
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