王毅同吉布提外长发表联合新闻公报：绝不能把非洲之角作为地缘政治博弈场
北京10月22日电，中国外交部发言人毛宁22日在例行记者会上介绍：10月21日，外交部长王毅在北京同吉布提外交与国际合作部长 Abdoulkader Houssein Omar 举行会谈，就非洲之角局势和红海航道安全问题深入交换意见，并共同发表《关于维护非洲之角和平稳定及红海和亚丁湾航道安全的联合新闻公报》。
毛宁表示，双方一致认为，近期红海局势升温，对全球经济特别是非洲之角地区国家经济活动造成严重威胁，加剧了海盗、恐怖主义等安全问题。双方不希望地区紧张局势向红海方向进一步外溢，呼吁各方遵守联合国宪章宗旨和原则，恪守国际法基本准则，通过对话和外交手段，避免地区紧张局势升级。双方都认为，绝不能把非洲之角作为地缘政治的博弈场，不能把中东战火烧向非洲之角。双方强调维护红海、曼德海峡航行自由的重要性，强调各国商船根据国际法行使航行权利应得到尊重。
毛宁表示，双方认为，缓和中东局势是推动解决非洲之角和红海安全挑战的关键，重申支持巴勒斯坦人民恢复民族合法权利，呼吁切实履行停火协议，推动加沙实现真正持久和平，并落实联合国相关决议阐述的「两国方案」，通过外交途径推动冲突和平持久解决。吉方赞赏习近平主席关于促进中东地区和平和安全的系列倡议主张以及各方建设性参与非洲热点问题解决的4条原则，支持中方在中东问题上发挥建设性作用。
路透社10月22日亦报道了中吉联合公报，称两国表示所有国家都应享有红海航行自由。（GSM 据外交部10月22日例行记者会原文及路透社报道）
（图为集装箱船资料图。）
Wang Yi and Djibouti's Foreign Minister Issue Joint Communiqué: the Horn of Africa Must Not Become a Geopolitical Arena
At the Foreign Ministry's regular press briefing on October 22, spokesperson Mao Ning said that on October 21 Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks in Beijing with Abdoulkader Houssein Omar, Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, exchanging views in depth on the situation in the Horn of Africa and the safety of the Red Sea shipping lanes, and that the two sides jointly issued a press communiqué on safeguarding peace and stability in the Horn of Africa and the security of navigation in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Mao said both sides agreed that the recent escalation in the Red Sea poses a serious threat to the global economy, especially the economic activities of the countries of the Horn of Africa, and aggravates security problems such as piracy and terrorism. Neither side wants regional tensions to spill further toward the Red Sea, and both called on all parties to abide by the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and the basic norms of international law, and to avoid escalation through dialogue and diplomacy. Both sides held that the Horn of Africa must never be turned into an arena of geopolitical games, and that the fires of the Middle East conflict must not be allowed to spread to the Horn of Africa. Both stressed the importance of safeguarding freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and that merchant vessels' right to navigate under international law should be respected.
Mao said both sides held that easing the situation in the Middle East is key to addressing the security challenges in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, reaffirmed support for the Palestinian people in restoring their legitimate national rights, called for faithful implementation of the ceasefire agreement and genuine, lasting peace in Gaza, and for implementing the two-state solution set out in relevant UN resolutions and resolving the conflict peacefully through diplomacy. The Djiboutian side expressed appreciation for President Xi Jinping's series of initiatives on promoting peace and security in the Middle East and the four principles for the constructive engagement of all parties in resolving African hotspot issues, and supported China playing a constructive role on Middle East issues.
Reuters also reported the joint communiqué on October 22, saying the two countries stated that all nations should enjoy freedom of navigation in the Red Sea. (GSM, based on the Foreign Ministry's October 22 briefing and Reuters reporting.)
(Pictured: a container ship, file photo.)
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