问：我们注意到，日前习近平主席对阿联酋、塞内加尔等中东和非洲国家进行了访问，其中一个共同之处就是中方与上述国家都签署了共建“一带一路”方面的合作协议，你能否介绍有关情况？ 

　　答：你说的没错。习近平主席对阿联酋、塞内加尔进行国事访问期间，中国同阿联酋、塞内加尔均签署了有关共建“一带一路”的合作协议。 

　　阿联酋身处“一带一路”交汇地带，是“一带一路”建设的重要支点国家。近年来，阿联酋方面提出了“重振丝绸之路”设想，表达了参与“一带一路”建设的强烈愿望，是共建“一带一路”的天然合作伙伴。习近平主席访阿期间，双方发表联合声明，强调愿加强在共建“一带一路”倡议框架下的合作，做好发展战略对接和产业政策沟通，深化产能合作，规划好、运营好、打造好中阿产能合作示范园等共建“一带一路”的旗舰项目，推动中阿各领域重大务实合作取得全面收获。 

Q: We noted that President Xi Jinping have paid visits to such countries in the Middle East and Africa as the UAE and Senegal these two days. One thing these countries share in common is that they both signed cooperation agreements on the Belt and Road Initiative with China. Do you have more details? 

A: You are right. During President Xi Jinping's state visits to the UAE and Senegal, China signed relevant cooperation agreements on the Belt and Road Initiative with the two countries. 

The UAE lies in where the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road converge and is a key pillar state of the Belt and Road Initiative. In recent years, the UAE side put forward the conception of "revitalizing the Silk Road" and expressed its strong will to be a part of the Belt and Road Initiative, making a natural partner for cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative. When President Xi Jinping was in the UAE, the two sides issued a joint statement, which stresses that the two sides are willing to strengthen cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, secure unimpeded strategic synergy and industrial policy connectivity, deepen industrial capacity cooperation, ensure sound planning, operation and development of the China-UAE Industrial Capacity Cooperation Demonstration Park and other flagships under the Belt and Road Initiative, and promote all-round outcomes in China-UAE major practical cooperation across the board. 

　　塞内加尔是非洲重要国家，位于非洲大陆的最西端，地理位置独特，是“一带一路”建设的重要延伸。习主席访问塞内加尔期间，萨勒总统表示，塞方支持“一带一路”倡议，愿积极参与互联互通建设。两国领导人共同见证了共建“一带一路”建设等多项双边合作文件的签署。习近平主席指出，中方欢迎塞内加尔成为第一个同中国签署“一带一路”合作文件的西非国家。双方将以此为契机，全面提升中塞合作水平，造福两国和两国人民。 

　　“一带一路”倡议自提出以来，在不到5年的时间里，已经从理念转化为行动，从愿景转变为现实，一大批重大合作项目落地，在全球形成了共建“一带一路”的强劲势头。中方将继续本着共商共建共享原则，同有关国家和国际组织一道，不断挖掘合作潜力，推进共建进程，通过落实“一带一路”倡议，更好造福地区和世界和平、发展与繁荣。 

Senegal is an important African country with unique geographical location. Lying in the most western part of the African continent, it is a key extension of the Belt and Road. When President Xi Jinping was in Senegal, President Macky Sall said that Senegal supports the Belt and Road Initiative and is willing to actively engage in building interconnectivity. The leaders of the two countries witnessed the signing of an array of bilateral cooperation documents on the joint building of the Belt and Road Initiative. President Xi Jinping pointed out that, Senegal is welcome to become the first West African country to sign cooperation documents on the Belt and Road Initiative with China. The two sides will use this opportunity to elevate the level of China-Senegal cooperation to the benefits of the two countries and two peoples. 

Since the Belt and Road Initiative was proposed less than five years ago, it has been translated from conception and vision into action and reality. A wide range of major cooperation projects have been carried out, forming a strong momentum of jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative around the globe. Following the principle of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, China will continue to work with relevant countries and international organizations to tap into the potential for cooperation, advance the process of joint building and bring more benefits to this region and promote world peace, development and prosperity through the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative.