Xinhua: Arab-European summit sets up new common victory mechanism

The Arab-European Summit held in Sharm el-Sheikh under the theme "Investing in Stability" on February 24 and 25 will set up a new common win-win mechanism, highlighting the desire of both parties to 39, intensify the joint action for stability and development, Xinhua news agency reported. The region is based on two main issues: the fight against illegal immigration and terrorism.

The first summit of the Arab League and the European Union, which was held in Egypt with a large and heavy role in the region, was an unprecedented high-level event attended by country leaders. Arab and European, including the Saudi monarch and the emir of the state, said the agency. Kuwait, the Tunisian President, the German Chancellor, the Austrian Chancellor and the President of the European Council have also paved the way for a new path of coordination and dialogue between the Arab world and Europe on very important issues.

The summit is a "joint victory summit", stressing that because of the geographical proximity between the Arab world and Europe, it is difficult for both parties to solve the problems of terrorism and terrorism. 39, illegal immigration, which were among the most important issues of the summit. Address these two issues that pose a threat to the stability and security of the region.

"The Arab and European parties have strong ties and common interests, and need to cooperate," said Ma Xiaolin, a professor at the Beijing University of Foreign Studies, stressing that it was important that the Europe is investing in the Arab world in order to contribute to the recovery, stability and development of the economies of the countries of the region. The livelihood of its people, three things closely linked to European security ".

He added that illegal immigration is a problem of common interest in both regions. Arab countries have lost a large number of displaced young workers. Europe has been facing problems that have weakened European unity, stressing that stability is a fundamental factor in eradicating the problem of illegal immigration.

Most of the illegal refugees in Europe came from countries that had suffered from unrest, wars and living conditions, and increased coordination and cooperation between the European and Arab sides would contribute to security and economic growth, being closely related to development and thus tackling the problem of illegal immigration.

"The focus of the summit on this issue reflects the magnitude of the challenge posed by the scourge of terrorism and the need for both parties to eliminate it," said the professor at the University. foreign studies from Beijing. Any interference that might be exercised by outside forces under the pretext of fighting terrorism, as well as by terrorist elements taking the opposite side of political negotiation. "

Liu Zhongmin, director of the Middle East Studies Center at the Shanghai International Studies University, said he agreed with Lin, saying the summit represented a point of departure. starting for an Arab-European action to advance economic reforms in Arab countries, information exchange, and police on both sides.

According to Chinese experts, as European and Arab leaders agreed to organize the second Arab-European summit in Brussels in 2022, the features of a new coordination and communication mechanism are being formed between the two sides.

The director of the Middle East Studies Center at the University of Shanghai International Studies pointed out that the European Union had tried several times before this summit to establish a kind of communication between the Arab and European countries bordering the Mediterranean in order to meet the common challenges, without obtaining remarkable results.

"This time, however, the summit should become a new mechanism that will boost trade and economic cooperation between the Arab League and the European Union in order to achieve complementarity between the two sides," he said. adding that Europe's expertise in technology, management and financing could benefit the Arab region. That the Arab countries are using to guarantee energy savings for Europe. "

He stressed that coping with the Arab region's oil export crisis while reducing US dependence on the region for energy import coupled with lower oil prices. oil since 2014 and the need for Europe to strengthen energy imports from the Arab world, especially given the constraints of the nuclear deal In Iran, integration seems clear between both parties in this regard.

In the future, the Chinese experts recognize the importance of concerted action by the League of Arab States and the European Union in their common interest, especially when the Euro-Arab Summit takes place is a long-term mechanism that defines specific plans and objectives and embodies them in the field.