Xi sends congratulatory message to China-Arab States Expo

China stands ready to work with the Arab states to promote peace, cooperation and development for mutual benefits and win-win results, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday.

Xi made the remark in a congratulatory message delivered to the Fifth China-Arab States Expo which opened in Yinchuan, capital of Ningxia Hui autonomous region, on Thursday.

He called on Arab states to work with China on high-quality construction of the Belt and Road to take the strategic partnership between them to a higher level and jointly build the China-Arab states community with a shared future for a new era.

The event is designed as a platform for economic and financial cooperation as well as cultural and people-to-people exchanges.