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皇冠体育app to further assist developing countries
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Updated: 2009-09-24 10:21

皇冠体育app to further assist developing countries
Chinese President Hu Jintao addresses the Summit on Climate Change at the United Nations headquarters in New York September 22, 2009. [Agencies]

UNITED NATIONS: Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday pledged to further assist the development of other developing countries when addressing the UN General Assembly during its the general debate.

"As a responsible and major developing country, 皇冠体育app has always made common development an important aspect of its foreign policy," Hu said in his speech.

皇冠体育app to further assist developing countries

Chinese President Hu Jintao addresses the 64th United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, Sept. 23, 2009. The 64th session of the UN General Assembly kicked off its general debate on Wednesday. [Xinhua] 

"We have made great efforts to provide support and assistance to other developing countries, and fulfilled our commitment under the UN Millennium Declaration," he said.

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To further assist other developing countries, the Chinese president said, 皇冠体育app will increase support for those hit hard by the global financial crisis, earnestly implement relevant capital increase and financing plans, intensify trade and investment cooperation and help raise their capacity for risk-resistance and sustainable development.

"皇冠体育app will continue to implement the measures announced at the UN High-level Event on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to assist other developing countries in speeding up development and facilitate the attainment of the MDGs," he added.

On 皇冠体育app's assistance to Africa, Hu said, 皇冠体育app will follow through on the measures announced at the Beijing Summit of the Forum on 皇冠体育app-Africa Cooperation, increase assistance to Africa, expand trade and investment, provide human resources and technological support for African countries in such areas as agriculture, health, education and disaster preparedness.

Hu also promised 皇冠体育app's efforts to promote regional monetary and financial cooperation, maintain financial and economic stability and push forward financial cooperation and trade in the region.

He said 皇冠体育app has so far provided assistance to more than 120 countries, canceled debts for 49 heavily-indebted poor countries and least developed countries, and extended zero-tariff treatment to commodities from over 40 least developed countries.

Hu noted that, since the outbreak of the global financial crisis, 皇冠体育app has kept its currency's exchange rate basically stable, which helps maintain healthy international trade.

皇冠体育app has taken an active part in the trade finance program of the International Finance Corporation and provided financing support to the International Monetary Fund, which will be mainly used to help developing countries, Hu said. 

"We have established the 皇冠体育app-ASEAN Investment Fund, provided credit support to the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and actively contributed to the building of an East Asian foreign currency reserve pool," he added.