CAIRO, Jan. 4 -- The principles of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are almost identical to those of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as they both seek to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all, former Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf told Xinhua in a recent interview.
"The BRI is a practical implementation of the SDGs and turns them from local to international, for the UN set the goals but did not outline a cooperation mechanism between states to achieve them," said Sharaf.
Proposed by China in 2013, the BRI refers to the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, which aims to build a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe, Africa and beyond along the ancient trade routes of the Silk Road.
Sharaf, also head of Sharaf Foundation for Sustainable Development and a committee member of the Silk Road NGO Cooperation Network, highlighted that the BRI is based on five key principles to be maintained among participant states, including policy coordination, infrastructure connectivity, global trade and investment, finance integration and cultural dialogue.
"The BRI five principles are almost identical with the UN-proposed 17 SDGs, for the BRI seeks economic and social development for all, which is in line with the main theme of the SDGs," he said.
The 17 SDGs include no poverty, zero hunger, good health and well-being, industry, innovation and infrastructure, decent work and economic growth, and partnerships to achieve the goals.
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