习近平向全球文明对话部长级会议致贺信

新华社北京7月10日电 7月10日，中共中央总书记、国家主席习近平向全球文明对话部长级会议致贺信。

习近平指出，多样文明是世界的本色。历史昭示我们，文明的繁盛、人类的进步，都离不开文明的交流互鉴。当前，国际形势变乱交织，人类站在新的十字路口，迫切需要以文明交流超越文明隔阂，以文明互鉴超越文明冲突。

习近平强调，中国愿同各国一道，秉持平等、互鉴、对话、包容的文明观，践行全球文明倡议，推动构建全球文明对话合作网络，为人类文明进步、世界和平发展注入新的动力。希望各位代表深入交流、凝聚共识，为促进各国人民相知相亲、不同文明和合共生贡献智慧和力量。

全球文明对话部长级会议10日在北京开幕，主题为“维护人类文明多样性 共促世界和平发展”，由中共中央宣传部和中共中央对外联络部共同主办。

Xi calls for global dialogue, cooperation network among civilizations

BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China is ready to work with other countries in building a global network for dialogue and cooperation among civilizations.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the statement in a congratulatory letter to the Global Civilizations Dialogue Ministerial Meeting, which opened in Beijing.

He pledged that China will work with other countries to champion equality, mutual learning, dialogue and inclusiveness among civilizations, and implement the Global Civilization Initiative, in a bid to provide fresh impetus for advancing human civilizations and promoting world peace and development.

"The world is, in nature, a place of diverse civilizations," Xi said in the letter. "History has shown us that exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations are essential for civilizations to flourish and human progress to be made."

In a world where transformations and turbulences are interwoven and humanity stands at a new crossroads, there is an ever-pressing need for civilizations to transcend estrangement through exchanges, and to transcend clashes through mutual learning, Xi said.

He also expressed his hope that participating representatives would engage in in-depth exchanges to build consensus and contribute their wisdom and strength to the goal of promoting understanding and friendship among peoples, and achieving harmonious coexistence among civilizations.

Themed "Safeguarding Diversity of Human Civilizations for World Peace and Development," the two-day meeting is co-hosted by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and the International Department of the CPC Central Committee. ■