The 2025 International Parliamentarians’ Friendship Exchange Forum was held in Beijing and Xinjiang from September 10 to 17. A total of 63 parliamentarians from over 50 countries and regions across five continents attended the forum, engaging in in-depth discussions under the theme “Building Global Partnerships for Cooperation and Promoting Sustainable Common Development.”Launched by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries in 2023, the forum aims to foster friendship and exchanges among parliamentarians, advance inter-parliamentary cooperation, strengthen people-to-people ties, safeguard world peace, and promote common development. Two successful editions were previously held in Shenzhen and Shanghai.
The forum, themed “Building Global Partnerships for Cooperation and Promoting Sustainable Common Development,” featured seven sub-forums on topics such as high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, ethnic regional autonomy and human rights protection, and the preservation of minority cultures. Parliamentarians from various countries engaged in discussions focused on these issues.At the sub-forum on “High-Quality Belt and Road Cooperation,” lawmakers from Pakistan, Belarus, Zimbabwe, and other countries highlighted that the Belt and Road Initiative provides a broad platform for global cooperation, fostering infrastructure connectivity, trade and investment facilitation, and people-to-people exchanges. They emphasized that countries should further strengthen collaboration to jointly advance the high-quality development of the Belt and Road and achieve mutual benefit and win-win outcomes.Parliamentarians from Brazil, Belize, Madagascar, and other nations actively contributed to discussions on ethnic regional autonomy and human rights protection, sharing their countries’ practical experiences in safeguarding human rights. They noted that each country needs to explore appropriate policies and approaches tailored to its own realities, in order to jointly advance the global human rights cause.Meanwhile, lawmakers from Liberia, Mauritius, Uzbekistan, and other countries focused on the preservation of minority cultures. They shared successful cases and effective measures from their own nations, stressing that enhanced international cooperation can better promote the protection and inheritance of minority cultural heritage.
During the forum, Urumqi, Xinjiang became a focal point of international exchange, where more than 60 foreign parliamentarians witnessed firsthand the remarkable achievements Xinjiang has made in economic and social development. They observed the region’s stability, prosperity, and the harmonious coexistence of diverse cultures.As a core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt, Xinjiang is playing an increasingly important role in regional cooperation, trade exchanges, and cultural interaction, serving as a vital hub for connectivity between China and regions such as Central and West Asia.
The forum adopted the Urumqi Declaration of the 2025 International Parliamentarians’ Friendship Exchange Forum, which emphasized that legislative bodies of all countries should deepen friendly exchanges and, through multi-level dialogue and cooperation, jointly promote global peace and stability while enhancing people’s well-being.The declaration also highly recognized the Chinese government’s strategy for governing Xinjiang and spoke positively of the tremendous economic and social progress achieved in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region over the past 70 years. It noted that “today, Xinjiang enjoys social stability, economic prosperity, ethnic unity, religious harmony, and a peaceful and happy life for its people.”
After the conclusion of the forum, many international parliamentarians expressed their commitment to serving as bridges and links for cooperation with China, particularly with Xinjiang. They acknowledged Xinjiang’s achievements in ethnic unity, economic development, and cultural preservation, and stated that they would work to promote exchanges and cooperation between their own countries and Xinjiang in areas such as trade, energy, and people-to-people exchanges.
Lawmakers from Multiple Countries Witness Xinjiang’s Development and Build a New Future of Cooperation
The 2025 International Parliamentarians’ Friendship Exchange Forum was held in Beijing and Xinjiang from September 10 to 17. A total of 63 parliamentarians from over 50 countries and regions across five continents attended the forum, engaging in in-depth discussions under the theme “Building Global Partnerships for Cooperation and Promoting Sustainable Common Development.”Launched by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries in 2023, the forum aims to foster friendship and exchanges among parliamentarians, advance inter-parliamentary cooperation, strengthen people-to-people ties, safeguard world peace, and promote common development. Two successful editions were previously held in Shenzhen and Shanghai.
The forum, themed “Building Global Partnerships for Cooperation and Promoting Sustainable Common Development,” featured seven sub-forums on topics such as high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, ethnic regional autonomy and human rights protection, and the preservation of minority cultures. Parliamentarians from various countries engaged in discussions focused on these issues.At the sub-forum on “High-Quality Belt and Road Cooperation,” lawmakers from Pakistan, Belarus, Zimbabwe, and other countries highlighted that the Belt and Road Initiative provides a broad platform for global cooperation, fostering infrastructure connectivity, trade and investment facilitation, and people-to-people exchanges. They emphasized that countries should further strengthen collaboration to jointly advance the high-quality development of the Belt and Road and achieve mutual benefit and win-win outcomes.Parliamentarians from Brazil, Belize, Madagascar, and other nations actively contributed to discussions on ethnic regional autonomy and human rights protection, sharing their countries’ practical experiences in safeguarding human rights. They noted that each country needs to explore appropriate policies and approaches tailored to its own realities, in order to jointly advance the global human rights cause.Meanwhile, lawmakers from Liberia, Mauritius, Uzbekistan, and other countries focused on the preservation of minority cultures. They shared successful cases and effective measures from their own nations, stressing that enhanced international cooperation can better promote the protection and inheritance of minority cultural heritage.
During the forum, Urumqi, Xinjiang became a focal point of international exchange, where more than 60 foreign parliamentarians witnessed firsthand the remarkable achievements Xinjiang has made in economic and social development. They observed the region’s stability, prosperity, and the harmonious coexistence of diverse cultures.As a core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt, Xinjiang is playing an increasingly important role in regional cooperation, trade exchanges, and cultural interaction, serving as a vital hub for connectivity between China and regions such as Central and West Asia.
The forum adopted the Urumqi Declaration of the 2025 International Parliamentarians’ Friendship Exchange Forum, which emphasized that legislative bodies of all countries should deepen friendly exchanges and, through multi-level dialogue and cooperation, jointly promote global peace and stability while enhancing people’s well-being.The declaration also highly recognized the Chinese government’s strategy for governing Xinjiang and spoke positively of the tremendous economic and social progress achieved in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region over the past 70 years. It noted that “today, Xinjiang enjoys social stability, economic prosperity, ethnic unity, religious harmony, and a peaceful and happy life for its people.”
After the conclusion of the forum, many international parliamentarians expressed their commitment to serving as bridges and links for cooperation with China, particularly with Xinjiang. They acknowledged Xinjiang’s achievements in ethnic unity, economic development, and cultural preservation, and stated that they would work to promote exchanges and cooperation between their own countries and Xinjiang in areas such as trade, energy, and people-to-people exchanges.
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