The Embassy of Solomon Islands in Beijing is in discussion with the National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China to negotiate an agreement and project implementation plan for Solomon Islands under the Belt and Road Initiative.
Solomon Islands Ambassador to China H.E Barrett Salato held discussion with senior officials from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of PRC on Tuesday, 16th April, to start the next steps on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation with China.
Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative requires a three steps process. The first step is the signing of the BRI by a partner country, which Solomon Islands government have done in 2019. The second step is to negotiate the standard cooperation agreement and its accompanying project implementation plan. And the third step is implementation stage.
Ambassador Salato said, Solomon Islands is in the second step, which is to negotiate and agree to the cooperation plan by identifying and prioritizing national projects to be implemented under the BRI framework.
Speaking during a bilateral meeting, the Director of Regional Opening Up of NDRC, Mr. Yan Chang, said his team stands ready to work closely with Solomon Islands to cooperate and implement projects that Solomon Islands prioritize under the BRI framework.
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