习近平向首届“中国—拉美和加勒比国家航天合作论坛”致贺信

新华社北京4月24日电 4月24日，国家主席习近平向首届“中国—拉美和加勒比国家航天合作论坛”致贺信。

习近平指出，今年是我同拉方领导人共同宣布成立中国—拉美和加勒比国家共同体论坛10周年。10年来，在中拉论坛框架内，中拉各领域友好合作蓬勃发展，推动中拉关系进入平等、互利、创新、开放、惠民的新时代。我高兴地看到，近年来，中拉航天合作结出丰硕果实。双方在遥感卫星、通信卫星和深空站网等领域合作不断取得新进展，为推动科技进步、加强区域互联、增进民生福祉发挥了重要作用。中国愿同拉美和加勒比国家一道，以首届中拉航天合作论坛为起点，建设高水平中拉航天合作伙伴关系，促进航天技术更好惠及双方人民，持续推动构建中拉命运共同体。

首届“中国—拉美和加勒比国家航天合作论坛”当日在湖北武汉开幕，由中国国家航天局和湖北省人民政府共同主办。

《 人民日报 》（ 2024年04月25日 01 版）

Xi sends congratulatory letter to forum on space cooperation with LatAm, Caribbean countries

BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday sent a congratulatory letter to the first China-Latin American and Caribbean States Space Cooperation Forum.

Noting that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum jointly announced by the leaders of the two sides, Xi said that China and the Latin American and Caribbean countries have seen prosperous development over the past decade in their cooperation in various fields within the framework of the China-CELAC Forum to usher in a new era featuring equality, mutual benefit, innovation, openness and tangible benefits for the people.

Xi said China and the Latin American and Caribbean countries have yielded fruitful results in space cooperation in recent years, including new progresses in the fields of remote sensing satellites, communication satellites and the deep space station network, which has played an important role in promoting scientific and technological progress, strengthening regional connectivity and improving people's wellbeing.

China is ready to work with the Latin American and Caribbean countries to build a high-level space cooperation partnership, promote space technology to better benefit both peoples, and continue to promote the building of a community of China and the Latin American and Caribbean countries with a shared future, said Xi.

The space cooperation forum, co-hosted by the China National Space Administration and the Hubei provincial government, started on Wednesday in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province. ■