Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders of BRICS countries together visited a picture exhibition marking the 20th anniversary of the establishment of BRICS, planted trees, and had group photos taken during the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India on Saturday.
Xi arrived in New Delhi earlier on Saturday for the two-day summit at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and delivered a speech at the Session I of the summit on the day.
BRICS leaders visit exhibition, plant trees in India
Former Jordanian prime minister Omar Razzaz commended Chinese President Xi Jinping’s leadership, highlighting the four major initiatives proposed by Xi and aimed at strengthening global governance, development, security, and dialogue among civilizations.
In an interview with China Media Group (CMG) in Beijing, Razzaz said he has closely followed Xi’s proposals, including the Global Governance Initiative, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative.
He emphasized that the initiatives come at a time of mounting global challenges, stressing that nations must work together to reinforce the United Nations’ role and create new frameworks to address gaps in governance. "I have not had the honor of meeting President Xi Jinping, but I have been following him very closely, especially on issues of international corporation, the world order and things like that. There are four initiatives that he has initiated over the past several years, all of which move towards people-to-people dialogue, understanding, global governance, etc. President Xi Jinping has that future vision about how the world can coexist, and we need that kind of leadership. There are others who are supporting that direction," he said.
Razzaz emphasized the significance of these initiatives in the context of today's complex global landscape.
"I think President Xi Jinping is reminding the world that having a lawlessness state doesn't serve anybody in the long term. It's being members of a global community and finding governance structures and asserting the UN and strengthening the UN, and wherever there are gaps creating these kinds of associations, this type of coalitions around the world that address issues of global dimension. It's a strange era we live in, with a lot of challenges. But it's obvious that humanity has not lost hope completely through all of these initiatives and meetings between top leaders who want to see a better world for us and for our children and grandchildren," he said.
Former Jordanian leader backs Xi's proposals amid complex global challenges
