From May 14-15, 2017, China hosted the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing successfully. The BRF is the highest level and largest international conference hosted by China since the Belt and Road Initiative was launched in 2013. More than 1,500 representatives from over 130 countries and 70 international organizations attended the BRF. The active involvement of so many countries in the BRF shows that the international community has great enthusiasm for participation in the Belt and Road Initiative and holds optimistic perspectives of the future of the initiative.

2017年5月14日至15日，中国在北京成功主办“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛。本届论坛是自2013年提出“一带一路”倡议以来中国主办的层级最高、规模最大的国际会议，来自29个国家的国家元首和政府首脑与会，来自130多个国家和70多个国际组织的1500多名代表参会。各国积极参会表明国际社会认同和参与“一带一路”的热情高涨，更加看好“一带一路”的建设前景。

The BRF achieved fruitful results with a list of major deliverables, which includes 76 items comprising more than 270 concrete results in five key areas. It defined the direction of cooperation in the future and charted the roadmap of building. Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech in the forum, making a significant contribution to the success of the forum. All parties actively participated in deliberation, carried out project and policy interlinks, and promoted substantial cooperation. The success of the BRF attracted much international attention. The Caribbean, including The Bahamas, also showed its interest in it. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce to the Bahamian friends some basic information about the Belt and Road Initiative.

本届论坛成果丰硕，形成了包括5大类、76大项、270多项的成果清单，进一步明确了未来“一带一路”的合作方向，规划了建设“一带一路”的具体路线图。中国国家主席习近平在高峰论坛上发表重要讲话，对论坛取得成功作出了重大贡献。参会各方积极参与讨论，开展项目与政策对接，推进了实实在在的合作。此次高峰论坛的成功引起国际社会的广泛关注，包括巴哈马在内的加勒比地区也显示出相当的兴趣。我愿借此机会向巴哈马的朋友们介绍“一带一路”的基本情况。