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ABU DHABI, Dec 12 (KUNA) -- The GCC-China Sustainable Development Forum,
co-organized by the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR)
and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, kick-started here on Wednesday.
Addressing the forum, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council
(GCC) Abdulatif Al-Zayani hailed the forum's topic of sustainable development
as a main goal for the GCC members and China to achieve in order to prop up
human development.
He appreciated China's relentless support for Arab just issues, primarily
the Palestinian cause, as well as its efforts for supporting development in
many world countries.
But, Al-Zayani called on the Chinese government to rethink about its
position on the current Syrian crisis.
Over the last few years, the GCC member states have made remarkable
progress in various development areas, placing them atop the list of world
countries in terms of human development rates, he said.
The GCC chief also hailed China's political and economic development,
saying this Asian country has managed to pick up over 150 million citizens
from the poverty line, to broaden the scope of middle-class families and to
push technological and knowledge development. (end)
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