As at
yesterday, 29 presidents and heads of government had arrived Beijing, China’s
capital city, for the Belt and Road Forum for international cooperation.
The belt and
road initiative (bri) is an economic, political and cultural integration
initiative the chinese government created in september 2013 to provide
alternative cooperation platform for world economic deliberations. Chinese president xi Jinping had announced
at the end of last year that about 60 countries had subscribed to the platform,
making it the largest economic integration body outside the world bank and imf
as it cuts across all continents and regional blocs.
Among the
expected countries is Nigeria, which Sunday Sun gathered would be represented
by a delegation that would be led by the Permanent Secretary in the foreign
ministry.
Also, the
Chinese foreign ministry confirmed yesterday evening that some G7 countries
like South Korea and U.S. Would send delegates to the forum. Others among the
top economies sending delegates are the governments of France, Germany, the
United Kingdom and also the European Union (EU).
Other
countries slated for the conference include Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, the
au Commission, Turkey, Singapore, Greece, Mexico, Brazil, Surinam, Greece,
Russia, Spain, Malaysia, Indonesia, Uzbekistan and Poland, among others. As President xi received the heads of
governments, he pledged that China would compensate for their support for the
initiative with what he called heavy investment in their economies.
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