On 8 November, H.E. Arken Imirbaki, Vice Chairman of NPC Standing Committee & President of the Chinese-Arab Friendship Association, attended and addressed the Opening Ceremony of the Second Chinese Arab Cities Forum, jointly hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), Arab Towns Organization (ATO) and Ministry of Interior of Morocco in Marrakesh of Morocco. Aziz Rabbah, Minister of Energy, Mines, Water & Sustainable of Morocco, Ahmed Hamad Al Subih, Secretary General of ATO, and President of the Moroccan Association of Regions, President of the Moroccan Association of Presidents of Communal Councils, as well as President of Marrakesh-Safi Region also attended and delivered respective speeches. Over 250 participants representing non-governmental organizations, academicians, local governments and private sectors both from China and from Arab countries were present at the forum as well.

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