Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation
The Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation took place in Beijing on May 14-15, 2017. It was the highest profile international event yet organized under the framework of the Belt and Road. It was also the highest-level and largest-scale multilateral diplomatic gathering initiated and organized by China. Its objective was to build consensus, better align development strategies, and strengthen partnerships and international cooperation in search of win-win results.
Under the theme of “international cooperation in building the Belt and Road for win-win development”, the forum drew 29 foreign heads of state or government, as well as more than 1,500 representatives from over 130 countries and more than 70 international organizations spanning all major regions of the world. The discussions at the forum focused on infrastructure connectivity, economic and trade cooperation, industrial investment, energy resources, financing needs, people-to-people exchanges, environmental protection and conservation, and marine cooperation.
Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony, emphasizing the importance of a concerted effort to build the Belt and Road in the “Silk Road spirit” that promotes peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning, and the pursuit of win-win solutions. He envisioned a new Silk Road of peace, prosperity and progress, one that embraces openness and innovation.
Prior to and during the forum, national governments, local authorities and enterprises reached 76 agreements detailing more than 270 deliverables. The second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation is scheduled to be held in 2019.
“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛
在中国政府的提议和组织下，“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛于2017年5月14日至15日在北京举办。这次论坛是“一带一路”框架下最高规格的国际活动，也是由中国首倡、中国主办的层级最高、规模最大的多边外交活动。中方主办高峰论坛，目的就是要进一步凝聚共识，加强发展战略对接，深化伙伴关系，推动国际合作，实现互利共赢。本次高峰论坛主题为“加强国际合作，共建‘一带一路’，实现共赢发展”，共有来自29个国家的国家元首、政府首脑与会，来自130多个国家和70多个国际组织的1500多名代表参会，覆盖了五大洲各大区域。与会代表围绕基础设施互联互通、经贸合作、产业投资、能源资源、金融支撑、人文交流、生态环保和海洋合作等重要领域进行了讨论。习近平在开幕式上发表了题为《携手推进“一带一路”建设》的主旨演讲，强调坚持以和平合作、开放包容、互学互鉴、互利共赢为核心的丝路精神，将“一带一路”建成和平、繁荣、开放、创新、文明之路。高峰论坛期间及前夕，各国政府、地方、企业等达成76大项、270多项务实成果。第二届“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛将于2019年举办。