The forum “Benefiting All Mankind: Dialogues with the Silk Road” was held here, China Economic Net (CEN) reported on Thursday. It was co-sponsored by the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies under China International Communications Group (CICG), the Pakistan-China Institute, the European Union Asia Centre, and the Cultural Communication Center of CICG.
Gao Anming, vice-president and editor-in-chief of CICG, and Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman of Pakistan’s Senate Defence Committee and Pakistan-China Institute, attended the meeting and delivered speeches. Twelve Chinese and foreign think tank experts, including Pakistani expert on international studies Abdur Rahman, delivered keynote speeches on the theme of “Inheriting the Silk Road Culture, Jointly Promoting People’s Well-being”. Gao pointed out that over the past 10 years, the Belt and Road Initiative has brought China and its partner countries closer together, and has deepened exchanges and mutual understanding among different civilizations.