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Great potential in post-pandemic cooperation exists under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), members of the Advisory Council of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF)said at its annual meeting on Friday.
The meeting discussed the progress, opportunities and challenges of international cooperation under the BRI as well as the areas for expanding cooperation under the new circumstances.
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the meeting via video link and delivered an opening address.
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (C) attends an Advisory Council of the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation meeting via video link, in Beijing, December 18, 2020. /Chinese Foreign Ministry
The meeting stressed that the BRI is a major initiative to support multilateralism, promote world economic growth and facilitate South-South Cooperation, embodying a new concept and model of cooperation.
According to the meeting, against the backdrop of the epidemic and the world economic recession, the BRI not only demonstrates the resilience to cope with risks, but also builds a platform and provides support for partners to fight the coronavirus epidemic, stabilize the economy and promote development, and in so doing demonstrate its strong vitality and influence.
Members of the Advisory Council said there are more opportunities than challenges in the joint construction of the BRI and that China's new development pattern will bring historic opportunities for the development of the initiative.
The Advisory Council of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) holds a video conference, December 18, 2020. /Chinese Foreign Ministry
They added the development strategy will make the Chinese economy more robust and resilient, further promoting the dual domestic and international cycles and opening up to the outside world.
Council members also highly praised President Xi Jinping's concept on making the Belt and Road a model of cooperation, health, recovery and growth, saying that the idea pointed out the direction for the construction of the BRI.
Founded in 2018, the Advisory Council aims to provide intellectual support for the BRF and related international cooperation. Its members include former politicians, experts and scholars.
