Co-hosted by Hangzhou Municipal government and CPAFFC the fist assembly of the Belt and Road Local Government Committee (BRLC) met in Hangzhou from December 2nd to 5th. Mr. Zhou Jiangyong, member of Standing Committee of Zhejiang Party Provincial Committee and Hangzhou municipal party secretary, Mr. Xu Liyi, Mayor of Hangzhou, Mr. Xie Yuan, Vice president of CPAFFC, Dr. Bernadia, Secretary General of UCLG and Tri Rismaharin, Mayor of Surabaya and President of UCLG ASPAC attended the meeting and delivered speeches.
More than 150 delegates from 20 countries attended the meeting. The members adopted the constitution of the committee, elected the leaders and deliberated the working plan down the road.
The BRLC was initiated by Hangzhou Municipal Government and CPAFFC. BRLC which is based in Hangzhou was unveiled in the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. With 70 members to date, the committee has carried out a variety of activities based on the philology of opening-up, cooperation, sharing and win-win result, playing an important role in building the Belt and Road by putting in place a platform for knowledge and resource sharing and cooperation.
