Namibia endorses China’s global security initiative

Namibia has recently endorsed China’s global security initiative, which calls for a commitment to a new vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable universal security.President Hage Geingob announced this on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit held recently in South Africa, where the Namibian leader met Chinese president Xi Jinping. The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) bloc met for its annual leader&#039;s summit in Johannesburg from 22 to 24 August.In 2014, Xi initiated a new vision for security, which has had a significant buy-in from the international community, including Namibia now.Among others, the initiative seeks a global commitment to the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, as well as to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries. It also seeks commitment to abiding by the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, and taking the legitimate security concerns of all countries seriously. Rivers of shared developmentIn Johannesburg, Geingob hailed the strength of relations between Africa and China, which he likened to a little rain each day that has continued to fill the rivers of shared development for the benefit of the two sides. “Since the advent of the forum on China-Africa cooperation in 2000 and the pioneering belt and road initiative in 2013, we have been able to hold hands in our collective endeavour to fight poverty; we have been able to expand infrastructure connecting regions, to increase commerce and trade and to allow our people to develop their talents in the interest of national development,” the Namibian leader said.He added that Africa and humanity at large are going through a tumultuous period of global conflict, which has the potential to dim the light of peace and development.“To this end, Namibia endorses China’s global security initiative,” he said, adding that Namibia is a child of international solidarity that believes in one Africa, one world and one global village. “This China-Africa dialogue reaffirms the saying that true friends, no matter how far they are, are able to fill your spirit. As true friends, we join the global civilisation initiative put forward by President Xi, encouraging different civilisations to flourish collectively when they break down barriers to work together and by so doing renew hope to achieve a shared prosperous and peaceful co-existence of all nations.”

Namibia endorses China’s global security initiative

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