习近平会见出席全国人大加入各国议会联盟40周年纪念活动暨发展中国家议员研讨班外方议会领导人

8月20日下午,国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂集体会见出席全国人大加入各国议会联盟40周年纪念活动暨第六次发展中国家议员研讨班外方议会领导人。新华社记者 黄敬文 摄

新华社北京8月20日电(记者马卓言)8月20日下午,国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂集体会见出席全国人大加入各国议会联盟40周年纪念活动暨第六次发展中国家议员研讨班外方议会领导人。

8月20日下午,国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂集体会见出席全国人大加入各国议会联盟40周年纪念活动暨第六次发展中国家议员研讨班外方议会领导人。新华社记者 翟健岚 摄

习近平欢迎各国议长访华,指出各位议长来自不同大洲,我们都是“全球南方”成员。虽然各国国情不同、条件各异,但我们都是志同道合的好兄弟、好伙伴。当前,世界格局加速演变。中方愿同各国一道,倡导平等有序的世界多极化、普惠包容的经济全球化,推动构建人类命运共同体,把我们共同生活的地球建设成一个和睦的大家庭。

习近平强调,立法机构交往是国与国关系的重要组成部分,立法机构有责任也有能力为构建平等互信的国家关系、拓展互利共赢的发展合作、促进开放包容的交流互鉴、推动公正合理的全球治理发挥积极作用,为推动构建人类命运共同体作出独特贡献。中国始终是“全球南方”的一员,同广大发展中国家团结合作是中国对外关系不可动摇的根基。中国不追求独善其身的现代化,愿同包括广大发展中国家在内的各国一道,推动实现和平发展、互利合作、共同繁荣的世界现代化,共同做维护和平的稳定力量、开放发展的中坚力量、全球治理的建设力量、文明互鉴的促进力量。

习近平介绍了中共二十届三中全会有关情况,指出,中国坚定不移推进高水平对外开放,将为促进世界经济发展注入新动能,为深化同各国互利合作提供新机遇,为实现发展中国家共同发展开拓新前景。中方愿同各国立法机构加强交流合作,共同探索适合本国国情的现代化道路。

习近平指出,中国治理之所以取得举世瞩目的成就,很重要的一条经验就是,在中国共产党领导下走中国特色社会主义政治发展道路,坚持和发展全过程人民民主。有事好商量,众人的事情由众人商量,找到全社会意愿和要求的最大公约数,是人民民主的真谛。全过程人民民主不仅有完整的制度程序,而且有完整的参与实践,是广泛的、真实的、管用的。中方将一如既往支持全国人大深化同各国议会联盟交流合作,在相互尊重彼此选择的发展道路和制度模式的基础上,加强立法和治国理政经验交流,共同提升履职能力,为“全球南方”国家深化友好合作营造良好法治环境、夯实民意基础。

8月20日下午,国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂集体会见出席全国人大加入各国议会联盟40周年纪念活动暨第六次发展中国家议员研讨班外方议会领导人。新华社记者 刘卫兵 摄

各国议会联盟主席、坦桑尼亚国民议会议长阿克松、纳米比亚国民议会议长卡贾维维、苏里南国民议会议长贝代表外方发言,表示各国议会联盟同中国全国人大拥有长期友好紧密合作,感谢中方始终致力于促进各国议会之间的团结、互信、友谊与合作,为各国议会联盟各项事业发展以及落实联合国2030可持续发展目标作出积极贡献。作为世界上最大的发展中国家,中国成功使数亿人摆脱贫困并取得举世瞩目的伟大发展成就,为其他发展中国家树立了榜样,增强了信心,也提供了重要机遇。各国议会联盟赞赏中方在国际事务中秉持公平正义立场,倡导大小国家一律平等,为促进世界和平稳定与共同发展作出重要贡献。各方都表示,赞赏中方提出的共建“一带一路”倡议和全球发展倡议、全球安全倡议、全球文明倡议,致力于密切同中国的友好伙伴关系,坚定恪守一个中国原则,同中方密切合作,共同维护多边主义,践行全人类共同价值,倡导平等有序的世界多极化、普惠包容的经济全球化,推动构建人类命运共同体。

8月20日下午,国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂集体会见出席全国人大加入各国议会联盟40周年纪念活动暨第六次发展中国家议员研讨班外方议会领导人。新华社记者 翟健岚 摄

8月20日下午,国家主席习近平在北京人民大会堂集体会见出席全国人大加入各国议会联盟40周年纪念活动暨第六次发展中国家议员研讨班外方议会领导人。新华社记者 黄敬文 摄

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Xi says China to continue to support NPC in deepening exchanges with IPU

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with foreign parliamentary leaders attending the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of China's National People's Congress' (NPC) affiliation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, as well as the 2024 interregional seminar on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for parliaments of developing countries, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China will, as always, support the National People's Congress (NPC) in deepening exchanges and cooperation with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).

Xi made the remarks while meeting with foreign parliamentary leaders attending the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of NPC's affiliation to the IPU, as well as the 2024 interregional seminar on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for parliaments of developing countries in Beijing.

Xi welcomed the speakers' visit to China, noting that they come from countries on different continents. "We are all members of the Global South," he said.

Despite different national conditions, China and the countries are all good brothers and good partners with a shared vision, Xi added.

Noting that the current global landscape is rapidly evolving, Xi said China is willing to work with other countries to advocate an equal and orderly multi-polar world and an inclusive economic globalization that benefits all, promote the building of a community with a shared future for humanity, and build the Earth into a harmonious family.

Exchanges between legislative bodies are an important part of state-to-state relations, Xi stressed, adding that legislative bodies should and are capable of playing an active role in forming state-to-state relations based on equality and mutual trust, expanding mutually beneficial cooperation for development, promoting open and inclusive exchanges and mutual learning, advancing global governance featuring fairness and equity, and making unique contributions to the building of a community with a shared future for humanity.

Xi briefed the foreign parliamentary leaders on the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, which was held in mid-July.

He stressed that China's unswerving commitment to high-level opening up will inject new momentum into the development of the world economy, provide new opportunities for deepening mutually beneficial cooperation, and open up new prospects for the common development of developing countries.

China is ready to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with the legislative bodies of other countries to jointly explore modernization paths suited to their own national conditions, Xi added.

He described the adherence to the path of socialist political advancement with Chinese characteristics under the leadership of the CPC and the commitment to developing whole-process people's democracy as "major experience of China in achieving remarkable progress in governance."

The true essence of people's democracy lies in the principle that matters should be discussed openly, with collective issues being deliberated by the public to accommodate aspirations and demands of the whole society, Xi noted.

Whole-process people's democracy not only has a complete set of institutional procedures but also involves comprehensive participation and practices, making it extensive, authentic and effective, he said.

China will, as always, support the NPC in deepening exchanges and cooperation with the IPU, Xi said.

He added that on the basis of mutual respect for each other's development paths and institutional models, efforts should be made to strengthen the exchange of legislative and governance experience, jointly enhance the capacity to perform duties, and foster a favorable legal environment and a solid foundation of public opinion for deepening friendly cooperation among the Global South.

Tulia Ackson, IPU president and Tanzania's National Assembly speaker, Peter Katjavivi, speaker of Namibia's National Assembly, and Marinus Bee, chairman of Suriname's National Assembly, addressed the meeting on behalf of the foreign speakers.

They said the IPU has maintained long-term friendly and close cooperation with the NPC of China, and thanked the Chinese side for its commitment to promoting unity, mutual trust, friendship and cooperation among parliaments of all countries, as well as its contribution to the development of various undertakings of the IPU and the implementation of the SDGs.

As the largest developing country in the world, China has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and made remarkable achievements in development, setting an example and providing important opportunities for other developing countries, they said.

The IPU appreciates China's stance of upholding fairness and justice in international affairs, advocacy of equality for all countries regardless of size, and significant contributions to world peace, stability and common development, they said.

All parties expressed appreciation for the Belt and Road Initiative, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative proposed by China, pledging commitment to strengthening friendly partnerships with China, adhering to the one-China principle, and jointly safeguarding multilateralism through close cooperation with China. ■

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with foreign parliamentary leaders attending the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of China's National People's Congress' (NPC) affiliation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, as well as the 2024 interregional seminar on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for parliaments of developing countries, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with foreign parliamentary leaders attending the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of China's National People's Congress' (NPC) affiliation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, as well as the 2024 interregional seminar on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for parliaments of developing countries, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with foreign parliamentary leaders attending the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of China's National People's Congress' (NPC) affiliation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, as well as the 2024 interregional seminar on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for parliaments of developing countries, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with foreign parliamentary leaders attending the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of China's National People's Congress' (NPC) affiliation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, as well as the 2024 interregional seminar on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for parliaments of developing countries, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)