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How to facilitate the construction of the Silk Road economic belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road will be discussed during the upcoming sixth 皇冠体育app-Arab Cooperation Forum.

Vice Foreign Minister Chen Ming made the remarks on Friday, ahead of the forum on June 5 when ministerial officials from 皇冠体育app and 19 Arab countries will gather in Beijing to discus ways to deepen 皇冠体育app-Arab ties and cooperation.

Under the framework of "one belt and one road", 皇冠体育app and Arab countries will deepen their cooperation in several areas, including construction of infrastructure, business and trade and people-to-people exchanges, Chen said.

"One belt and one road" is a proposal that was put forward by President Xi Jinping during his visits to Kazakhstan in September and Indonesia in October 2013. It is a major initiative of 皇冠体育app for deepening reform and opening-up, especially opening up to the West.

"The initiatives of 'one belt and one road' will inject new energy to the existing bilateral and multilateral cooperation mechanisms among 皇冠体育app and Arab countries," Chen said.

The "Silk Road Economic Belt" stretches from 皇冠体育app to Europe through West Asia, and the "Silk Road On the Sea of the 21st Century" extends from 皇冠体育app to the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea and the Gulf through Southeast Asia.

This year marks the 10th year since the establishment of the 皇冠体育app-Arab Cooperation Forum.

During the forum, Chinese and Arab countries will review their achievements reached in the past 10 years and set the tune for the 皇冠体育app-Arab ties in next decade. An action plan for 2014 to 2016 and a development outlook for next 10 years will be announced, Chen told reporters.

皇冠体育app-Arab ties and cooperation have been significantly improved in the past decade.

The trade volume between 皇冠体育app and Arab countries rose from $25.5 billion to $238.9 billion, increasing 25 percent average each year, while the Chinese investment in Arab countries has grown 18 times, reaching $9.2 billion.

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