Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for accelerating efforts to construct Silk Road Economic Belt, saying that it and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in which Bangladesh along with 20 other countries joined are complementary.
"China will accelerate the construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR) and strengthen cooperation with the countries involved," Mr Xi told a meeting of the Central Leading Group on Financial and Economic Affairs in Beijing recently, reports BSS.
"We should prepare timetables and road maps for the coming years for the 'One Belt and One Road' project," Mr Xi said.
"We will focus on some significant projects and let the construction of 'One Belt and One Road' commence as soon as possible," he said, adding that the cooperation between China and the countries involved would be mutually beneficial.
He also referred to the recent launch of the AIIB and said it is complementary to his efforts to launch the Silk Road economic Belt.
"The AIIB and the Silk Road Fund are complementary rather than substitutive to global-and-regional-development banks," said the president, adding that both the bank and the fund would work transparently and in accordance with international conventions.
A total of 21 Asian countries, including Bangladesh, signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to join AIIB as founding members last month.
The bank, headquartered at Beijing, has an authorised capital of US$100 billion.
The Silk Road Economic Belt and the MSR were initiated by Mr Xi in 2013. Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar (BCIM) Economic corridor was regarded as part of the Silk Road initiative.
Chinese president for quick completion of Silk Road Belt
FE Team | Published: November 11, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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