Egyptian researchers and experts in Asian affairs held a seminar in Cairo on Monday to discuss insights and visions on the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and its economic and strategic significance for participant states.
Held by the Chinese Studies Unit of Cairo-based Al-Hewar Center for Political and Media Studies, under the theme of "The Belt and Road Initiative -- Towards an Egyptian Vision", the seminar comes to provide Egyptian insights ahead of the second high-profile BRI international forum that will be held in Beijing later in April.
Proposed by China in late 2013, the BRI seeks win-win development cooperation among participating states through economic and trade partnerships as well as infrastructure projects, in addition to cultural interaction and people-to-people exchange in the light of the initiative.
The initiative refers to the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, which aims to build a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe, Africa and beyond.
