Ambassador Liu Shaobin Attends the Opening Ceremony of the First International Symposium on Belt and Road Initiative and Türkiye
2022/06/15

On May 30, 2022, Ambassador Liu Shaobin attended the opening ceremony of the first “International Symposium on Belt and Road Initiative and Türkiye” and delivered a speech. Lin Songtian, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Erkan İbiş, Rector of Istanbul Istinye University, Oğuzhan Sadıkoğlu, Board Member of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye, Guo Changgang, Director of the Center for Turkish Studies of Shanghai University, Liu Jinghua, Deputy Director of the China Economic Cooperation Center, Efe Can Gürcan, Director of the Center for Belt and Road Studies of Istinye University, and Adnan Akfırat, President of the Türkiye-China Business Development Friendship Association spoke at the opening ceremony.


Ambassador Liu talked about major achievements China has made in the digital field in recent years and great development of Belt and Road cooperation as well as cooperation in the digital economy between China and Türkiye. Ambassador Liu said that cooperation between China and Türkiye in building a Digital Silk Road enjoys a solid foundation. The digital economy will become an important growth point for China-Türkiye cooperation. Both countries are major developing countries and important emerging economies. Deeper cooperation between the two sides will not only accelerate our respective development and national rejuvenation, but will also drive development of countries in other regions. Looking ahead, the two sides should seek greater cooperation by seizing digital opportunities and actively promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. To this end, China and Türkiye should strengthen policy communication, broaden cooperation areas and guide the direction of cooperation, so as to set a good example for digital cooperation among developing countries and contribute to deepening global development cooperation and promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.


The Turkish guests noted that Belt and Road cooperation provides Türkiye with important opportunities and injects new impetus into Türkiye-China relations. With the fact that the digital economy has become an important driving force for global economic growth, Digital Silk Road cooperation between China and Türkiye will unleash development potential and address the weakness in economic development. Türkiye is willing to take the express train of Belt and Road development to further deepen Türkiye-China relations and benefit the two peoples.


The theme of this symposium is“The Importance of the Digital Silk Road for Developing Countries and the Contribution of Türkiye”. Held both online and offline, the symposium had eleven sessions. It was hosted by Türkiye-China Business Development Friendship Association, China Economic Cooperation Center, Northwestern Polytechnical University and  the Center for Turkish Studies of Shanghai University, and organized by Istinye University. Nearly 60 people from the political, business and academic circles of the two countries attended and made speeches at the symposium.


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