Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 13 (Reporters Liu Yang, Yuan Rui) The 4th Ministerial Meeting of the Forum of the Community of Latin America and Caribbean Countries was held in Beijing on the 13th. Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, presided over the meeting, and foreign ministers and representatives of various member countries of the Latin America community, heads of regional organizations, etc. attended.

Wang Yi said that this morning, President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the opening ceremony of this meeting, pointing out that China is willing to work with Latin America to launch the five major projects, jointly seek development and revitalization, jointly build a community of shared future between China and Latin America, and form a broad consensus with Latin America leaders, drawing a development blueprint for the long-term future of China-Latin America relations and providing strategic guidance. China is willing to work with Latin America to do a good job in implementation. First, firmly support each other's core interests. The second is to continue to deepen practical economic and trade cooperation. The third is to actively carry out peaceful and security cooperation. Fourth, continue to enhance exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations. Fifth, resolutely defend international fairness and justice.

The foreign ministers of Latin America and Caribbean countries highly appreciate the new initiatives for cooperation with Latin America and a series of global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping, and thank China for always upholding the spirit of equality, openness and partnership. We look forward to making full use of the important platform of the China-Latin America Forum, seize the new opportunities for China's high-quality development, expand all-round cooperation, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. Latin American and Caribbean countries will firmly abide by the one-China principle, jointly safeguard basic norms of international relations such as sovereignty and equality, non-interference in internal affairs, adhere to multilateralism, and work together to build a peaceful, just, green, inclusive and sustainable future.

The meeting passed the "Beijing Declaration of the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the China-Latin America Forum" and the "China-Latin America Member States Cooperation Cooperation Plan (2025-2027)".