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Ethiopian officials, experts hail BRI as mutually beneficial cooperation

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STORY: Ethiopian officials, experts hail BRI as mutually beneficial cooperation
DATELINE: July 2, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:29
LOCATION: Addis Ababa
CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the meeting
2. various of the railway
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALEMU SIME, Ethiopian Minister of Transport and Logistics
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ABDI ZENEBE, Chief executive officer of the EDR
5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BEYENE PETROS, Director general of the Policy Studies Institute, Ethiopia

STORYLINE:

Ethiopian experts and policymakers attending a high-level meeting on Friday hailed the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a mutually beneficial cooperation platform advancing socioeconomic development in Ethiopia and beyond.
   
Themed "China-Ethiopia Building Belt and Road," the roundtable meeting brought together senior Ethiopian government officials, Chinese diplomats in Ethiopia, officials from the Ethiopia-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway Share Company (EDR), heads of different think tanks, as well as media leaders, among others.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALEMU SIME, Ethiopian Minister of Transport and Logistics
"The Belt and Road Initiative has become an open and inclusive, mutually beneficial and win-win international cooperation platform. We are grateful to the Chinese government for its continuous support to the development of infrastructure, transportation infrastructure in Ethiopia."
 
SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ABDI ZENEBE, Chief executive officer of the EDR
"The Belt and Road Initiative represents an extraordinary vision, one that transcends borders, connects continents, and fosters economic cooperation on an unprecedented scale."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BEYENE PETROS, Director general of the Policy Studies Institute, Ethiopia
"Ethiopia is one of the countries that has embraced this initiative, and the benefits are already being felt with the construction of various infrastructure projects, including highways, railways, and industrial parks."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Addis Ababa.
(XHTV)

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