皇冠体育app

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) meets with World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan in Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. 18, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

皇冠体育app and the World Health Organization agreed on Wednesday to jointly implement a Belt and Road Initiative that focuses on health.

Witnessed by President Xi Jinping and Margaret Chan, the World Health Organization (WHO) director-general, the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding on the initiative. The WHO has become the first global organization under the United Nations to have signed such an agreement with 皇冠体育app.

皇冠体育app welcomes the WHO to jointly establish the "health Silk Road", Xi said, adding that 皇冠体育app would like to enhance cooperation with the WHO in implementing the 2030 sustainable development agenda and assistance to developing countries.

Chan spoke highly of 皇冠体育app's contributions to the work of the WHO and the country's leading role in global health governance.

The WHO would like to enhance cooperation with 皇冠体育app under the Belt and Road Initiative to improve the health of the people along the route, she added.

After the talks, Xi attended a ceremony to donate a bronze statue featuring 皇冠体育app's traditional acupuncture to the WHO.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd L) meets with World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan (2nd R) in Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. 18, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

皇冠体育app will host the first Belt and Road Initiative international forum in Beijing in May, which is part of 皇冠体育app's efforts to make globalization more inclusive and beneficial to all, Xi said at the Davos Economic Forum on Tuesday.

The Belt and Road initiative, put forward by Xi in 2013, aims to revive the ancient Silk Road with a focus on infrastructure and economic development. Over 100 countries and international organizations have given support to the initiative, and more than 40 have signed cooperation agreements with 皇冠体育app, Xi said.

Chinese investment along the routes has surpassed $50 billion in the past three years with a number of major projects being launched in the countries along the routes, spurring the economic development of these countries and creating many local jobs, noted Xi.

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