PM Netanyahu welcomed in Beijing by Chinese PM Li Keqiang
PM Netanyahu: “Our two peoples are two peoples with a glorious past, a difficult in-between period and then soaring to the future. I think that we can greatly enhance this future by our cooperation.”
(Communicated by the Prime Minister’s Media Adviser)
PM Netanyahu being greeted by Chinese PM Li Keqiang. Photo: GPO/Avi Ohayon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Wednesday, 8 May 2013), was welcomed by Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang at an official ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing and later said at the start of their meeting:
„I want to repeat my congratulations to you on assuming the important role of Premier of China. We admire China. We have a connection with Chinese civilization, with the Chinese people. Our two peoples are two peoples with a glorious past, a difficult in-between period and then soaring to the future. I think that we can greatly enhance this future by our cooperation. My main message in this visit is that Israel can be a perfect junior partner for China in the pursuit of economic excellence and competitive advantage by offering our technological capabilities.
We’re a small country, but we have a great concentration of technological prowess in many disciplines and I think we can cooperate by scaling up these technologies for the benefit of both countries. May I add that this is my second visit to China. Fifteen years apart, my delegation and I are enormously impressed by what we see here, by the spectacular success of China in so many spheres and understand that it’s important for us to discuss with you how we can cooperate not only on economic and technological issues but also the pursuit of peace.”
