European Union (EU) leaders on Thursday vowed to continue financial and military support for Ukraine and reaffirmed unwavering support, following their meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin on the same day.
According to a joint statement by European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, EU welcomes the trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi this week involving Russia, the United States and Ukraine and the renewed momentum in the peace process. The bloc was present at these talks and will continue to be involved.
The EU will continue to stand by Ukraine in an effort to ensure a just and lasting peace that safeguards Ukraine's sovereignty, territorial integrity and the continent's security, said the statement.
The EU will continue to provide considerable financial and military assistance to strengthen Ukraine's position, and in the meanwhile is working to ensure a viable post-war reconstruction plan for Ukraine and actively supporting its path towards EU membership, the statement said.
EU leaders pledge continued financial, military assistance for Ukraine
The nine mainland cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) recorded 9.46 trillion yuan (around 1.42 trillion U.S. dollars) in foreign trade in the first 10 months, up 26 percent year on year, according to statistics from the Guangdong Sub-administration of the General Administration of Customs on Friday.
As a city cluster, the GBA is one of the most economically open areas in China. It is composed of nine cities in south China's Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing, and the two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao.
The growth was six percentage points faster than the national average, buoyed by the country's strong international trade and the region's vitality as an export hub. The nine cities accounted for 21.1 percent of China's total foreign trade value, up one percentage point from the same period last year.
Exports reached 5.54 trillion yuan (around 830 billion U.S. dollars), up 15.1 percent, while imports rose 45.4 percent to 3.92 trillion yuan (around 590 billion U.S. dollars).
Mainland cities of Greater Bay Area see 26 pct trade growth in first 10 months
