Eritrea Profile publishes a signed article by Ambassador Yang Zigang on Belt and Road Initiative

       2019年4月27日，驻厄立特里亚大使杨子刚在厄官方英文报纸《厄特形象报》发表署名文章《中国举办第二届“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛》。全文内容如下：

　　2013年，中国国家主席习近平提出“一带一路”倡议，该倡议作为一个重大国际合作倡议，旨在统筹促进国内国际两个大局。“一带一路”倡议提出近6年来，有关国际合作取得了重大进展，成果超出预期，得到国际社会积极支持和热烈响应。目前已有包括37个非洲国家在内的124个国家和29个国际组织同中方签署了“一带一路”合作文件。

On April 27th, the most influential and official English Newspaper of the State of Eritrea Eritrea Profile published a signed article by H.E. Ambassador Yang Zigang, entitled "China Hosts the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation". The full text reads as follows:

In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as an important platform for international cooperation to enhance both China's development and its cooperation with global partners. Since its inception about six years ago, cooperation under BRI has seen major progress and proved more fruitful than planned. This initiative has received strong endorsement and warm support of the international community. Thus far a total of 124 countries and 29 international organizations have signed BRI cooperation documents with China, including 37 African countries.

　　在全球层面，“一带一路”倡议同联合国2030年可持续发展议程有效对接，形成了促进全球共同发展的政策合力。

　　在区域层面，“一带一路”倡议与东盟互联互通总体规划、非盟2063年议程、欧亚经济联盟、欧盟欧亚互联互通战略等区域发展规划和合作倡议有效对接，形成了促进互联互通、支持区域经济一体化进程的合力。

At the global level, the BRI is well aligned with the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, thus forming a synergy of policies to promote global development.

At the regional level, the BRI connects regional development plans and cooperation initiatives such as the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity, Agenda 2063 of the African Union, the Eurasian Economic Union and the Europe-Asia Connectivity Strategy of the European Union, thus creating a synergy for improving connectivity and supporting economic integration among regions in the world.

　　共建“一带一路”带动全球互联互通不断加强。我们倡导的共商共建共享原则，以及政策沟通、设施联通、贸易畅通、资金融通、民心相通的“五通”理念，有力促进了全球互联互通合作。

The BRI has boosted global connectivity. Guided by the principle of consultation and cooperation for shared benefits and by enhancing connectivity in the five priority areas of policy, infrastructure, trade, finance and people-to-people ties, the BRI has given a strong boost to international cooperation on connectivity.