STORY: BRI opens new horizons for sustainable development: Algerian expert
DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:36
LOCATION: Algiers
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SMAIL DEBECHE, Professor, University of Algiers 3

STORYLINE:

An Algerian expert said the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
helps open new horizons for sustainable development by
focusing on mutual benefits and experience sharing

SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SMAIL DEBECHE, President of the Algeria-China Friendship Association
"The Belt and Road Initiative aligns perfectly with Algeria's sustainable development strategy. It involves constructing roads, railways, and ports, as well as processing raw materials into industrial products.
Through the Belt and Road Initiative, China has provided mechanisms to assist countries in achieving common interests, and fostering mutual benefits.
This initiative will propel Algeria to expand its footprint in the African region, leveraging its highways, infrastructures, and railways to promote local products and invest in neighboring nations within the African Sahel, central, and western Africa. The Sino-Algerian partnership within the Belt and Road Initiative is poised to flourish in the future."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Algiers.
(XHTV)