10-18-2023, 10:38 AM
BRI brings people together, builds trust and makes common efforts to build world a better place: former Kyrgyz PM
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The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is expected to bring people together, build trust and make common efforts to make our world a better place to live for everyone, restoring the principles of the old great Silk Road and bringing "a real Eurasian revolution" over the past 10 years, Djoomart Otorbaev, former prime minister of Kyrgyzstan, told the Global Times in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing.
During the first 10 years, the BRI became a real global initiative. Ten years ago, when Chinese President Xi Jinping first proposed the initiative during a trip in Central Asia, we were expecting it would restore the principles of the old Great Silk Road of trade between China and Europe when Central Asia was a center of civilization and an extremely developed part of the world at that time, as we were not landlocked but a land-connected area, Otorbaev said.
"Ten years ago, we were quite enthusiastic that we may consider to be returning to the good times - the old great Silk Road," he said, noting that a major phenomenon when it comes to achievements of the BRI is "a real Eurasian revolution."
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During the first 10 years, the BRI became a real global initiative. Ten years ago, when Chinese President Xi Jinping first proposed the initiative during a trip in Central Asia, we were expecting it would restore the principles of the old Great Silk Road of trade between China and Europe when Central Asia was a center of civilization and an extremely developed part of the world at that time, as we were not landlocked but a land-connected area, Otorbaev said.
"Ten years ago, we were quite enthusiastic that we may consider to be returning to the good times - the old great Silk Road," he said, noting that a major phenomenon when it comes to achievements of the BRI is "a real Eurasian revolution."
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