CAIRO, Dec 14 (KUNA) -- The Arab League affirmed Wednesday keenness on developing Arab-Chinese relations to achieve joint interest and face mutual challenges.
This came in speech of Assistant Secretary General and Head of the Social Affairs sector at LAS Ambassador Haifa Abu Ghazaleh, at the opening of the dialogue session under the slogan, communication between Chinese and Arab civilizations in context of collaborating to build Chinese-Arab community for a joint future.
Abu Ghazaleh affirmed intent on holding a successful Chinese-Arab forum, as it had contributed, since its beginning in 2004 to boosting relations, facilitating the transmission of cultures, and initiating dialogue.
This session held, she added, is held under exceptional circumstances of covid-19 pandemic, such circumstances, Abu Ghazaleh stressed, enforced notion of connectivity between nations, and underlines importance of international collaboration in facing crises and catastrophes.
The session revolves around solidarity, tolerance, respect of civilizations, their unique social system, Abu Ghazaleh illustrated, describing cultural diversity as a source of development for the humanitarian community.
She went on to say that the Silk Road, which once connected China to the Arab world, paved the way for Arab-Chinese relations, as it was a cultural and social pathway.
Abu Ghazaleh spoke of the Arab-Chinese digital library, a byproduct of the forum, saying that it is a step towards deepening collaboration between libraries in LAS member states as well as Chinese libraries to achieve a leap in field of libraries, data and the exchange of orthodox and unorthodox data sources. (end) mfm.aff.tma.aai