Xi's visit to Belarus highly praised
Updated: 2015-05-13 14:41
(Xinhua)
Comments Print Mail Large Medium SmallFurther and stronger cooperation between China and Belarus will greatly advance the construction of the Belt and the EEC, and benefit not only China and Belarus, but also Kyrgyzstan and other EEC members, the economist said.
Qian Feng, vice president of the Asia News Time of Thailand also said Xi's visit has made Belarus and the whole world feel that China, as a big country, is making great efforts for and contributions to the joint building of a new type of international relations of cooperation and common development.
The strategic significance of the Belt is increasingly understood and welcomed by key countries along it, he said.
Belarus stands at a key point on the Silk Road Economic Belt, and its economy will gain a lot, he added.
The visit to Belarus not only enhanced mutual trust between the leaders of the two countries, but will also facilitate bilateral economic and trade cooperation as well as people-to-people exchanges, said Cha Jae-bok, a top researcher with the South Korean think-tank, the Northeast Asian History Foundation.
A currency swap agreement worth 7 billion yuan (1.15 billion dollars) signed by the central banks of the two countries will further boost bilateral trade and investment, Cha said.
Geologically, Belarus is very important to the Silk Road Economic Belt initiated by China, said Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim, a research fellow with the Longus Institute for Development and Strategy.
Located between Europe and Asia, the China-Belarus Industrial Park in Belarus will provide a shortcut for Chinese enterprises to enter European markets, while greatly helping boost the construction of "the Road and Belt," the researcher said.
The Daily of Mexico noted that the economic integration among China,Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will greatly boost the EEC as well as the development of the Silk Road Economic Belt.