Guinea PM lauds China's development model, urges more exchanges

China's remarkable rise from poverty to global leadership offers a powerful model, making a strong case for more exchanges to help other countries learn from its experience, said Prime Minister of Guinea Amadou Oury Bah.

Bah was speaking in northeast China's Dalian City while attending the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, or the Summer Davos.

From June 23 to 25, over 1,700 international guests from more than 90 countries and regions gathered in Dalian to explore new pathways for global economic development.

At a sub-forum on "The Future of the Belt and Road Initiative," Bah said that thanks to the Belt and Road Initiative, Guinea has achieved significant progress in infrastructure, agriculture, mining, and other sectors.

Under the theme "Innovating at Scale," this year's meeting explores how to scale up innovative solutions to tackle global challenges, including driving growth and development.

The prime minister said that China's development example serves as an inspiration, and that more exchanges are needed for other countries to learn from it — and Davos is a platform that makes such exchanges possible.

"Over the past four decades, China has become a model of global development, demonstrating how a nation can transform itself from poverty and underdevelopment into a leading force on the global stage. That is why we need more exchanges and meetings like this, to allow countries like ours to learn from China's development experience," he said.

"This year's forum theme is of vital importance. We are now in the midst of the fourth technological revolution, and we are already entering an even more profound stage of change. For example, in the field of communications, we have entered the 5G era; in artificial intelligence, we are witnessing continuous breakthroughs. That is why it is essential for world leaders to come together, reflect on the future direction of development, and use innovation to reshape the way we think and organize — whether in education or in the daily lives of our people," Bah added.

Guinea PM lauds China's development model, urges more exchanges

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday said the Lebanon-Israel framework agreement signed earlier in the day in Washington marked the beginning of the path toward restoring Lebanon's full sovereignty, vowing to continue working until the process is completed.

In a statement issued by the Lebanese Presidency, Aoun said the agreement represents the first step toward enabling displaced Lebanese to return to their land, stressing that Lebanon would no longer accept occupation.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that Israel and Lebanon have reached a U.S.-brokered framework agreement for "lasting peace and security."

In a statement, he described the agreement as establishing a clear, structured process to restore Lebanese sovereignty, disarm Hezbollah and dismantle its infrastructure, while ensuring Israel returns to its border once threats to citizens are removed.

A U.S.-facilitated Lebanese tripartite military coordination group will also be set up to help both sides implement the framework, he said.

In a televised speech on Friday, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said Hezbollah and its supporters are now facing a "war of extermination". He also noted that Israel must fully and unconditionally withdraw from all Lebanese territory and halt all air, land and sea aggression.

Lebanese president vows to advancing accord with Israel to restore sovereignty