Belt and Road Initiative complementary to 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Miroslav Lajcak, president of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly, in Beijing on July 14, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Miroslav Lajcak, president of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly, in Beijing on July 14, 2017.

Wamg Yi said that the Belt and Road Initiative has the same idea and general orientation with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Both of them are committed to promoting infrastructure connectivity, conducting broader regional cooperation, and achieving common, green and sustainable development. Both are highly complementary and mutually beneficial to each other. China will keep holding the principle of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits to work with the international community, to promote the Belt and Road Initiative.

Lajcak indicated that promoting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is one of the major works of the United Nations General Assembly. The Belt and Road Initiative not only provides driving force for global sustainable development, but also sets an excellent model of national and regional cooperation.