Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R Front) shakes hands with Kuwaiti Deputy
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-SalemAl-
Sabah (L Front) after signing the Memorandum of Understanding in Beijing, capital of
China, June 4, 2010. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)
BEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- China and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held their first round of strategic dialogue in Beijing Friday, denouncing in a statement Israel's attack on a humanitarian aid ship to Gaza.
During the dialogue, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi exchanged views on the China-GCC relationship and issues of mutual concern with Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Anwar Mohammed Qarqash, and the Council's Secretary General, Abdul-Rahman al-Attiyah.
Yang spoke highly of the progress made by the Council and the important role it played in maintaining regional peace and security, promoting economic growth and boosting communication between civilizations.
The GCC officials said the GCC attached great importance to
At the end of the dialogue, the two sides signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Dialogue between the People's Republic of
In a press communique issued after the dialogue, the two sides said they were satisfied with the outcomes of the first dialogue, and agreed to hold the next dialogue in the
The dialogue mechanism was conducive to deepening mutual trust, expanding mutually beneficial cooperation and promoting bilateral consultation and coordination in international organization, said the communique.
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping met with the GCC delegation on Friday, and the two sides reached a broad consensus, said the communique.
Another statement issued Friday said ministers attending the dialogue discussed
The ministers strongly blamed
They expressed condolences to the families of the victims and supported to the Turkish government and its people, it said.
The ministers appealed for the lifting of a blockade against Palestinians living in
Indirect talks between
The ministers appealed for the continued transportation of humanitarian aid to
They asked the United Nations to take responsibility according to the UN Charter and international laws, to launch an international investigation into this attack so as to realize justice, and take necessary measures to prevent further occurrences of such incidents.