China and OAS sign two agreements to deepen friendly cooperation

WASHINGTON, December 16 (Xinhua) China and the Organization of American States signed two agreements at the OAS headquarters in Washington on 15th to deepen friendly cooperation, according to the news released by the Chinese Embassy in the United States 16th. The Chinese Embassy in the United States said in a statement that China's permanent Observer of the Organization of American States, Ambassador Zhou and the OAS Secretary General Insulza signed the "Government of the People's Republic of China and the OAS secretariat on the establishment of the Chinese-OAS Cooperation Fund Agreement on the Supplementary Protocol" and " Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China and the OAS secretariat on Human Resources development and scholarship projects.　　Under the agreement, in the next 5 years, the Chinese government will continue to provide a total of 1 million U.S. dollars in the "China-OAS Cooperation Fund" to support the organization of American States to implement the projects, the Chinese Ministry of Education will provide OAS with 10 government scholarships each year to support the youth of the organization member countries to study in In his speech, Zhou said the signing of the agreement demonstrated the political will of the Chinese government to strengthen relations with the Americas, marking a new level of exchanges and cooperation between China and the Organization of American States. Over the past 5 years, the China-OAS Cooperation Fund has supported 36 projects in many areas, and has funded more than 20 members of the Organization of American States Youth and working staff to pursue further studies or short-term training in China. The Chinese side is convinced that China and the Organization of American States are fully capable of carrying out high standards of cooperation in the new starting point, and are constantly promoting mutual understanding and exchanges, deepening mutually beneficial cooperation and better benefiting the peoples of China and the Americas.　　Facing the great development, great change and great adjustment of the world today, China is willing to work with the American countries to meet the challenges and share development opportunities. In his speech, Insulza praised China's efforts to promote exchanges and cooperation with the Organization of American States. He believed that the cooperation fund established by the two sides strongly supported the organization's many projects in the areas of politics, security and social development, and that the new agreement between the two sides would be beneficial to consolidating and deepening the relationship between the OAS and the Chinese government. The active participation of permanent observer States such as China is essential to the work of the Organization of American States in strengthening democracy in the Americas, promoting human rights and promoting the all-round development, security and prosperity of the peoples of the region. Despite the serious economic challenges, the agreements signed by the Organization of American States and China reflect the willingness of both sides to continue to work for common goals, as well as the international community's firm belief in improving the quality of life of the world's people.