BEIJING, June 17 (INP): A High-Level Video Conference on Belt and Road International Cooperation will be held on Thursday under the theme of "Belt and Road International Cooperation: Combating COVID-19 with Solidarity".

This was announced by a spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhao Lijian at a regular news briefing.

The meeting will be chaired by State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and attended by foreign ministers and ministerial-level officials from 25 countries including Pakistan and leading officials from the United Nations and the World Health Organization.

This meeting is being co-hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce and the National Health Commission.

It is aimed implementing the consensus of the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, promote stronger cooperation on COVID-19 between BRI cooperation partners, conduct experience-sharing and policy coordination for resumption of work and production, and advance high-quality BRI cooperation.

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