PHOTO: Xinhua. Li Zhanshu (right), chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, holds talks with Egypt's Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel-Aal (left) in Beijing, capital of China, June 18, 2019
Li Zhanshu, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), held talks with Egypt's Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel-Aal in Beijing on Tuesday, June 18th.
Chinese Speaker Li said that China has always viewed and promoted the China-Egypt ties from a long-term perspective and worked together with Egypt to support each other on core issues. He stressed that China stands ready to intensify cooperation in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and to further consolidate an open, inclusive, transparent, non-discriminatory and rules-based multilateral trading system.
Speaker Li called the parliaments of the two countries to enhance unity and cooperation to contribute to the building of a community with a shared future for humanity. He also called on the two parliaments to strengthen legislative exchanges, share experiences on legislation, supervision and state governance to inject new impetus into bilateral ties.
Egypt’s Speaker Ali said that the Belt and Road Initiative will bring huge opportunities for bilateral cooperation, and that Egypt will as always firmly support China on issues of China’s major concerns, including fighting terrorism and coordination on international affairs, adding that Egypt’s parliament looks forward to closer cooperation with the National People’s Congress.
http://www.china.org.cn/world/2019-06/19/content_74898907.htm
PHOTO: AFP. Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait
According to the Kuwait News Agency, Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah will visit Iraq on Wednesday, June 19th. He will be discussing bilateral ties and recent regional and international developments.
“The visit comes at a time when the region is experiencing critical circumstances and continuing escalation. This should reflect the significance of coordination with the Iraqi side to ease regional tension,” said Khaled Al-Jarallah, Kuwait’s deputy foreign minister. He is referring to the attacks near the strategic Strait of Hormuz shipping lane, which Washington has blamed on Tehran.
This is the second visit for the Emir to Iraq, with the first being in March 2012 when he led a Kuwaiti delegation to the Arab summit in Baghdad.
https://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/18/06/2019/Amir-of-Kuwait-will-pay-official-visit-to-Iraq-tomorrow
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1512551/middle-east
https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/amir-heads-to-iraq-to-strengthen-relations/
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-06/19/c_138154219.htm
PHOTO: AKIpress.com. National Policy Dialogue on Water (NPD) meeting that happened on June 14th
After the meeting linked to the so-called National Policy Dialogue on Water (NPD) happened on June 14th, the European Union reiterated that it will continue to support the water sector reforms in Kazakhstan and the Central Asian region.
The participants of the meeting discussed the next phase of the EU-Central Asia Enhanced Regional Cooperation on Environment, Climate Change and Water (WECOOP) project, which is expected to start in the second half of 2019. This project will be supporting the policy packages in the water sector that are to be identified after discussion among the Kazakh authorities.
This meeting was chaired by the Ministry of Agriculture and organized with the support of the European Union.
https://akipress.com/news:620843:European_Union_supports_water_sector_reforms_in_Kazakhstan/
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