Chinese president calls for development, harmony in Xinjiang
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-03-09 10:04

BEIJING - Chinese President Hu Jintao on Saturday called on people in the northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to make new achievements in scientific development and social harmony.

Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd L) meets with deputies to the First Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) from northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in Beijing, China, March 8, 2008. Hu Jintao joined in the panel discussion of Xinjiang delegation on Saturday during the First Session of the 11th NPC. [Xinhua]

While joining the Xinjiang delegation to the parliament in panel discussion, Hu urged Xinjiang officials and people to grasp the opportunities brought forth by the strategy of large-scale development of the western region to enhance stability and prosperity, and to ensure a stable border area by making local people rich.

He urged officials to take new steps to achieve sound and rapid economic development, ensure people's wellbeing, improve their lives, enhance social harmony, improve work related to religious and ethnic affairs, and make more efforts in strengthening unity among ethnic groups.

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