2023 has been eventful for all. While we see great prospects for the future progress of humanity, at the same time there are great challenges and dangers, often with the threat of our own destruction. Guyana's former Donald Ramotar said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from Beijing that in such an atmosphere, China has put forward some groundbreaking initiatives. In particular, the Global Civilization Initiative, presented in 2023, takes into account the specific circumstances of each country and stimulates the imagination of the whole world.
La Motar served as Guyana** from 2011 to 2015. He said that China's initiative demonstrates the interconnectedness between world peace, socio-economic development and development. In 2023, China is also investing more efforts at the diplomatic level to solve many of the very serious and intractable problems in the world today.
At the beginning of this year, China proposed 12-point measures to resolve the Ukraine crisis, which capture some of the most important aspects of the conflict and principles that can be universally applied to the resolution of the conflict. Unfortunately, the United States and its NATO allies have yet to take up this sound advice. However, as the war dragged on, we began to see some realism in the West. Ramotar said that the Chinese proposal is a good basis for starting negotiations.
The new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict has lasted for more than two months, and more than 20,000 people on both sides have been killed in the clashes. "The destruction of the Gaza Strip and the suffering of its people are the most pressing issues in the international arena right now, including a large number of children and infants," Ramotar said bluntly. The former said that China has also made very reasonable proposals on the Palestinian-Israeli issue to end Israel's attacks on the Palestinian people. At the UN Security Council, China called for an immediate ceasefire, emphasizing the two-state solution, a permanent solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – the establishment of a viable Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders. "Unfortunately, the United States has used its veto power in the Security Council to allow Israel to continue its carpet bombing of Gaza. They have also provided Israel with the most advanced ** to deal with the Palestinians. ”
Millions of people are taking to the streets as more and more countries call for a ceasefire and a "two-state solution," Ramotar said. He is optimistic that a permanent solution in line with China's proposal is emerging.
In the first half of this year, Ramotar was impressed by the rapprochement in Beijing between Saudi Arabia and Iran, two long-standing enemies in the Middle East, brokered by China. He said that China has been making unremitting efforts to ease tensions in the Middle East, and the resumption of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran is the most eye-catching achievement, which will bring great benefits to the people of the two countries and the entire region.
The world has become a safer place thanks to the work that China has done over the years, especially in 2023. It is believed that in 2024, China's efforts will be more successful. Ramotar said.
**:Beijing**client reporter Bai Bo