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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
TIANJIN, July 4 (Xinhua) — “It struck me with its beautiful, well-kept areas, where modernity and history are concentrated,” said Viktor Galanov, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Belarus, who is taking part in a meeting in the northern Chinese city. According to him, the state is making “maximum efforts to maintain the environmental situation in such a large city.”
The sixth meeting of heads of ministries and departments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states responsible for environmental protection was held in Tianjin on Thursday, July 3. “Cooperation for green, sustainable and low-emission development of the SCO member states” was its main theme. Following the meeting, the heads of delegations signed a joint statement and adopted the Initiative to Strengthen Cooperation between the SCO Member States in the Field of Sustainable Development.
SCO Deputy Secretary General Janesh Kane called these documents “important,” which, according to him, will not only facilitate a joint response to challenges in the field of ecology and the environment within the SCO, but will also have a positive impact on green global development.
Like V. Galanov, he paid tribute to China’s efforts to ensure sustainable development by combating pollution, improving air quality, large-scale afforestation, and combating desertification. China’s progress in these areas is enormous, the deputy secretary general noted.
“Our delegation recently visited the cities of Yinchuan and Beijing to get acquainted with and study China’s experience in the field of afforestation and combating desertification. We are also interested in implementing joint projects in the field of solid waste disposal. I would like to emphasize that China serves as an example of a systematic approach to environmental protection for us, and our country is striving to adapt these approaches in national policy,” said Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan Mansur Oshurbayev.
According to him, Tianjin, as one of the largest cities in China, has significant experience in combating air and water pollution, as well as waste management. “We hope to establish a partnership with the city of Tianjin in the field of urban ecology, digital monitoring of the environment, and attract investment and know-how to implement joint projects on green technologies,” Mansur Oshurbayev added.
Uzbekistan and China have established close cooperation in combating desertification, stated Aziz Abdukhakimov, Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of Uzbekistan. In his opinion, such cooperation facilitates the transfer of technologies and knowledge from China, which demonstrates high rates of development in the field of green economy, to the countries of Central Asia.
Most SCO countries have natural advantages in the field of green energy. They have rich resources of solar, wind and hydropower, noted Director General of the China-Eurasia Economic Cooperation Fund Lei Wentao. China, which is among the world leaders in the field of green energy technology and equipment production, is ready to cooperate to disseminate best practices and successful experience in this area. Work on the implementation of green energy projects is already underway in the regions of Central Asia and the Middle East, he said. -0-