September 17, 2017

Europe should join the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative as soon as possible, said Jean-Pierre Raffarin, former French prime minister and president of the Foundation for Innovation and Future Technologies, a partner of BOAO Forum for Asia (BFA).

"Let's grasp the opportunity and make more profits. I believe we'll achieve win-win results through cooperating with our Asian partners," Raffarin told Xinhua on Friday.

The Belt and Road Initiative aims to enhance reciprocity for countries along the route. " France as well as other European countries need rapid growth. We should get involved instead of just discussing it because we will lose a lot of time then," he said.

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