Jordanian Deputy PM Calls for Common Stance Among Developing CountriesJordanian Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed Halaiqa Saturday called on developing countries to take the same position on certain major issues and safeguard their interests in the world economy.Halaiqa is here to attend the Fifth China International Investment and Trade Fair (CIFIT) in Xiamen, this coastal city of southeast China's Fujian Province. The Third World countries should increase dialogues and unify their stances on issues like the environment, workers' rights, intellectual property rights, anti-monopoly, and so on, in order to make the existing role of the Third World countries in global industry more effective, Halaiqa said. He expressed the belief that the current CIFIT session has provided a good opportunity for Jordan to learn from other countries, especially east Asian countries. Halaiqa also expressed admiration at China's economic success over the past few years and its ability to deal with economic crises in its neighboring countries like the Asian financial crisis of 1996. China has emerged as a stable pillar in the shaky world, in which some powerful countries are suffering from economic and financial turmoil, he said. |
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