Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Hassan Rouhani on his re-election as Iranian President and expressed his willingness to enhance the bilateral cooperation.

 

The Israeli embassy in Beijing celebrated the 69th Independence Day and the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Israel at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beijing on 4 May. 

 

Guo Weimin, Vice-Minister of the State Council Information Office, met with an Israeli delegation headed by Tzachi Hanegbi, Minister of Regional Cooperation and Telecommunications in Beijing. Both the countries expressed their willingness to strengthen their partnership.

 

Egyptian Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Kabil stated that the future of bilateral economic under the Belt and Road (B&R) initiative is promising. He also encouraged Chinese investments in Egypt to fasten the pace of Egyptian-Chinese economic integration. 

 

Minister of Transport, National Infrastructures and Road Safety Israel Katz said that with the deepening of cooperation between the two countries, on areas like roads, railways and infrastructures, Israel expects more Chinese enterprises to take part in new projects. He also stated the importance of Belt and Road initiative as a platform to boost bilateral cooperation.

 

Construction firms from China and Morocco would work jointly to build Africa's tallest high-rise tower in Morocco's capital Rabat. The 45-storey tower, which adopts ecological and sustainable design concepts, would include offices, hotels and luxury apartments.

A contract of US$ 250 million signed between China CAMC Engineering Co., Ltd. (CAMCE) and TIJAN Petroleum Co. Ltd. for building up a new tyre plant in Morocco. The scope of the project includes technology transfer, engineering design services, civil construction, installation, procurement of machinery and materials, commissioning, testing and personnel training.

 

Chinese ambassador to Syria Qi Qianjin stated that his government would provide further assistance to Syria to implement humanitarian projects, as part of the Belt and Road Initiative. 

 

Halil Aydogan, general manager of Turkey's Vakifbank, stated that there is demand for more than US$ 40 billion investment in transportation infrastructure in Turkey. He expressed that the bank is seeking to expand partnerships with Chinese lenders to fund major projects.

 

At the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum, attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the importance of the and expressed China’s willingness to boost the bilateral relation and called for developing strategic cooperation between the two countries.

 

Dubai, Wednesday, 10 May 2017

Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) has opened Chinese currency RMB or Yuan clearing branch, in the UAE. According to ABC the purpose of new branch is to improve ABC's global settlement business, contribute to internationalization of Yuan, and to support the Belt and Road Initiative.

 

Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao on Tuesday called on China and the Gulf Cooperation Council to speed up free trade agreement (FTA) negotiation. He added that China and Kuwait under the Belt and Road Initiative should promote cooperation in energy, finance, and industrial parks.

 

China has contributed to the metro train railway project running near Mecca. The machine washer designed and manufactured by CHSR, a Chinese supplier of solutions and products would be used for the operation and maintenance of rail transit systems.