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President says gathering sets stage for more Belt and Road progress, cooperation More than $64 billion in deals were signed during the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, President Xi Jinping told members of the media from home and abroad in Beijing after the three-day event concluded on Saturday. In addition, Xi said, during the preparation and holding of the forum, parties reached 283 pragmatic outcomes, including intergovernmental cooperation agreements, cooperative projects and the launch of multilateral cooperation platforms. The outcomes fully demonstrate that joint building of the Belt and Road conforms to the trend of the times, winning the hearts of the people, improving livelihoods and benefiting the whole world, he said. The BRI originated in China but its opportunities and outcomes belong to the world, Xi said, adding that the second forum sends a clear message to the world: The BRI will have a brighter future as the circle of its supporters expands, as good partners increase and as the quality of cooperation improves. Around 5,000 people from some 150 countries and about 90 international organizations attended the forum. Participants hailed the BRI as a great initiative for economic cooperation, saying it is conducive to promoting connectivity and enhancing international cooperation in fields such as trade, investment and sustainable development. Calling Belt and Road construction a path to common prosperity, Xi said that early results...

Editor’s note: President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing on Friday. Here is a collection of comments from foreign ministers, delegates, and reporters attending the forum. Grenada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Labor Peter David. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] President Xi offered a vision of the Belt and Road Initiative that inspires confidence in us, especially as small island developing states. Facing challenges such as global warming and lack of development financing, we in the Caribbean region welcome the opportunities presented by the initiative. President Xi must be commended for his visionary leadership and his boldness in offering a new path for a brighter and shared future. From : China Daily...

A joint communique of the leaders’ roundtable meeting of the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) was released Saturday. Please see the attachment for the full text of the communique. Full text of joint communique of leaders’ roundtable of 2nd...

An outcome list of the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) was released Saturday in Beijing. Please see the attachment for the document. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/download/Fulltextofoutcomelistof2ndBRF.doc   from :...

Since its inception, the Belt and Road Initiative has been committed to the philosophy of consultation and collaboration for shared benefits, and has won approval from a majority of the international community. The BRI is not only a road to prosperity, but also a path to green development. At the First Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in 2017, President Xi Jinping stressed the importance of promoting new philosophies of green development and enhancing cooperation in environmental protection to achieve the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In the past five years that we have worked on building the BRI, China has upheld green development philosophies, valued synergy with the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, pushed for low-carbon construction, operation and management in infrastructure building, and enhanced cooperation in ecology, environment and biodiversity. These efforts have given a new impetus to the implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and generated new opportunities for development for countries participating in the BRI. China has signed multilateral and bilateral agreements on eco-environmental cooperation with countries participating in the BRI as well as international organizations. A host of bilateral and multilateral environmental cooperation mechanisms have been strengthened, including those between China and Russia, Kazakhstan, Association of Southeast Asian Nations members, Arab nations and Central and Eastern European Countries, in addition to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the...