ABU DHABI, July 19 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here on Thursday for a state visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the first by a Chinese head of state in 29 years to the Arab state.
Xi's plane was escorted by the UAE fighter jets when it entered the country's air space.
Upon their arrival, Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were warmly received by the UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. They were also presented with flowers by some local children.
The UAE's vice president hosted a welcome ceremony for the Chinese president at the airport.
A 21-gun salute was fired while Xi and his wife Peng inspected the guard of honor. Xi held cordial talks with the vice president and the crown prince.
On behalf of the Chinese government and the Chinese people, Xi sent sincere greetings and good wishes to the UAE government and the UAE people.
Since the establishment of their diplomatic relations 34 years ago, China and the UAE have always been respecting each other and treating each other as equals, Xi said, adding that bilateral ties have seen remarkable progress with fruitful pragmatic cooperation achieved in various fields.
He said that the UAE is the first stop of this overseas trip, and also the first country he visits since his re-election as President of the People's Republic of China.
This shows that China attaches great importance to its relationship with the UAE, he stressed.
Xi said that he has felt the enthusiasm and friendliness of the UAE people as soon as he had arrived in Abu Dhabi, and that he was deeply moved by that.
The Chinese president said he looks forward to exchanging views with the UAE leaders in an in-depth way on advancing bilateral relations.
Xi expressed his confidence that the visit will be a great success with efforts made from both sides and will help further cement the friendship between the two countries and the two peoples.
The UAE vice president and the crown prince warmly welcomed Xi's state visit, calling Xi an old friend and a good friend of the UAE people.
It is a great honor that Xi chooses the UAE as the first stop of his overseas trip after re-election as Chinese president, said the UAE leaders.
People from all walks of life in the UAE are eagerly looking forward to Xi's visit, which they think will be of historical significance and will help further promote the development of bilateral strategic relations in a forceful way, said the UAE leaders.
After the UAE, Xi will pay state visits to Senegal, Rwanda and South Africa, attend the 10th BRICS summit in Johannesburg, and visit Mauritius during a stopover.
2016届高考英语一轮复习名师点评专项训练:完形填空5
国内英语资讯:HK court rejects disqualified legislators-elects final appeal
国际英语资讯:Most rebel groups agree to attend upcoming Syria negotiations in Astana
山东省2016届高三外研版英语单元测试Book3 Module1《Europe》Word版含解析
2016届高考英语一轮复习名师点评专项训练:完形填空39
2016届高考英语一轮复习名师点评专项训练:完形填空1
山东省2016届高三外研版英语单元测试Book3 Module2《Developing and Developed Countries》Word版含解析
2016届高考英语一轮复习名师点评专项训练:完形填空13
山东省2016届高三外研版英语单元测试Book1 Module4《A Social Survey—My Neighbourhood》Word版含解析
收养成人——日本百年家族企业的生存秘诀
山东省2016届高三外研版英语单元测试Book1 Module2《My New TeachersWord》版含解析
2016届安徽省高考英语一轮复习提能演练:Unit 1 单元综合(人教版选修6)
江苏省高邮市界首中学高三英语一轮复习学案:《Unit 3 Protecting ourselves10》
2016届高考英语一轮复习名师点评专项训练:完形填空9
山东省2016届高三外研版英语单元测试Book2 Module4《Fine Arts—Western Chinese and Pop Arts》Word版含解析
2016届高考英语一轮复习名师点评专项训练:完形填空15
2016届高考英语一轮复习名师点评专项训练:完形填空17
2016届高考英语一轮复习名师点评专项训练:完形填空3
江苏省高邮市界首中学高三英语一轮复习学案:《Unit 3 Protecting ourselves8-9》
国际英语资讯:Indian Army chief warns soldiers not to use social media to air grievances
2016届高考英语一轮复习名师点评专项训练:完形填空27
2016届安徽省高考英语一轮复习提能演练:Unit 1 单元综合(人教版选修7)
山东省2016届高三外研版英语单元测试Book1 Module3《My First Ride on a Train》Word版含解析
山东省2016届高三外研版英语单元测试Book2 Module1《Our Body and Healthy HabitsWord》版含解析
山东省2016届高三外研版英语单元测试Book1 Module5《A Lesson in a Lab》Word版含解析
2016届高考英语一轮复习名师点评专项训练:完形填空18
2016届高考英语一轮复习名师点评专项训练:完形填空10
山东省2016届高三外研版英语单元测试Book3 Module4《Sandstorms in Asia》Word版含解析
山东省2016届高三外研版英语单元测试Book3 Module5《Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China》Word版含解析
山东省2016届高三外研版英语单元测试Book2 Module6《Films and TV Programmes》Word版含解析
不限 |