习近平主持召开中央外事工作委员会第一次会议强调 加强党中央对外事工作的集中统一领导努力开创中国特色大国外交新局面

李克强 王沪宁 韩正 王岐山参加

中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席、中央外事工作委员会主任习近平5月15日上午主持召开中央外事工作委员会第一次会议并发表重要讲话。习近平强调，要加强党中央对外事工作的集中统一领导，准确把握当前国际形势发展变化，锐意进取，开拓创新，努力开创中国特色大国外交新局面，为实现“两个一百年”奋斗目标、实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦作出更大贡献。

中共中央政治局常委、国务院总理、中央外事工作委员会副主任李克强，国家副主席、中央外事工作委员会委员王岐山出席会议。中共中央政治局常委、中央书记处书记王沪宁，中共中央政治局常委、国务院副总理韩正参加会议。

习近平在讲话中强调，党的十八大以来，在党中央坚强领导下，我们积极推进外交理论和实践创新，完善和深化全方位外交布局，倡导和推进“一带一路”建设，深入参与全球治理体系改革和建设，坚定捍卫国家主权、安全、发展利益，加强党对外事工作的集中统一领导，走出了一条中国特色大国外交新路，取得了历史性成就。

习近平指出，当今世界不确定不稳定因素增多，我国发展面临的机遇和挑战并存。我们要准确把握国际形势变化的规律，既认清中国和世界发展大势，又看到前进道路上面临的风险挑战，未雨绸缪、妥善应对，切实做好工作。当前和今后一个时期，要深化外交布局，落实重大外交活动规划，增强风险意识，坚定维护国家主权、安全、发展利益。

习近平强调，“一带一路”建设是我们推动构建人类命运共同体的重要实践平台。几年来，“一带一路”建设从理念到行动，发展成为实实在在的国际合作，取得了令人瞩目的成就。要抓好首届“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛成果的落实，凝聚各方共识，规划合作愿景，扩大对外开放，加强同各国的沟通、协商、合作，推动“一带一路”建设走深走实、行稳致远，更好造福各国人民。

习近平指出，地方外事工作是党和国家对外工作的重要组成部分，对推动对外交往合作、促进地方改革发展具有重要意义。要在中央外事工作委员会集中统一领导下，统筹做好地方外事工作，从全局高度集中调度、合理配置各地资源，有目标、有步骤推进相关工作。

习近平强调，做好新形势下外事工作，中央外事工作委员会要发挥决策议事协调作用，推动外交理论和实践创新，为外事工作不断开创新局面提供有力指导。要强化顶层设计和统筹协调，提高把方向、谋大局、定政策能力，推进对外工作体制机制改革，加强外事工作队伍建设，抓好重点工作的推进、检查、督办，确保党中央对外决策部署落到实处。

会议审议通过了《中央外事工作委员会工作规则》等文件。

中央外事工作委员会委员出席会议，有关领导同志、中央和国家机关有关部门负责同志列席会议。

来源/新华社

President Xi Jinping Presided over the First Meeting of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee Enhancing the Centralized and Uni fi ed Leadership of the CPC Central Committee over Foreign Affairs and Opening up New Prospects of Major-country Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics

With participation of Premier Li Keqiang and Wang Huning, Member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Premier Han Zheng, and Vice President Wang Qishan

Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the State, Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and Director of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, hosted the first meeting of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee on the morning of May 15 and delivered an important speech. President Xi called for enhancing the centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee in foreign affairs, and for correct understanding and dealing with the changes of the current international situation and forging ahead to open up new prospects of major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics so as to make greater contribution to the realization of the two centenary goals and the Chinese dream of great national renewal.

The meeting was attended by Premier Li Keqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and deputy head of the commission, and Vice President Wang Qishan, also member of the commission.Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and Vice Premier Han Zheng, also member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, were present.

In his speech, Xi Jinping stressed that under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee, China had actively advanced innovations in diplomatic theories and practices,improved multi-faceted diplomacy, promoted the Belt and Road construction and been deeply involved in reforming and building the global governance system since the 18th National Congress of the CPC held in 2012. It had also firmly safeguarded national sovereignty, security and development interests, blazed a new trail of major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics and scored historic achievements.

President Xi pointed out that in today's world of increased factors of uncertainty and instability, China's development faces both opportunities and challenges. He ordered the precise grasping of the law of changes in the international situation,thinking ahead and properly handling risks. Xi called for further improvement of diplomatic planning, implementation of plans for major diplomatic activities, enhanced awareness of risks and firm safeguarding of national sovereignty, security and development interests for now and the years to come.

On the Belt and Road Initiative, Xi said the initiative was an important platform for promoting the building of a community with a shared future for humanity. Hailing the achievements on the Belt and Road Initiative in the past years, Xi called for the effective implementation of the results of the first Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held last May,gaining consensus of all sides, planning a vision of cooperation,expanding opening up and enhancing communication,coordination and cooperation with other countries so as to promote the initiative to make more progress and benefit more people.

On local foreign affairs, Xi said they were important components of the foreign affairs of the Party and the country,and of great significance to advancing exchanges and cooperation with foreign countries and promoting local reform and development. He ordered effective arrangements for local foreign affairs under the centralized and unified leadership of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, as well as the centralized and rational allocation of resources.

Xi stressed that the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee should play a role in policy-making,discussion and coordination, advance the innovation of diplomatic theories and practices and provide strong guidance for foreign affairs to make new achievements. He also ordered enhanced top-down planning and coordination, an increase in the abilities of setting directions, controlling the overall situation and making policies, promoting reforms to the foreign affairs working mechanism and strengthening the building of foreign affairs talent teams to ensure the implementation of CPC Central Committee policies.

The meeting also approved documents including the working rules of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee.

The members of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee were present, and relevant leaders, officials of the central and state agencies concerned also attended the meeting.

Source/Xinhua Translator/He Jing