丝绸之路经济带国际科学家联盟倡议书.DOC

PAGE 1 “Beijing Declaration” Issued at the First International Science Forum of National Scientific Organizations on the Belt and Road Initiative (Nov. 7-8, 2016) To address diverse development challenges and to promote the common prosperity of all nations,?Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013 proposed the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st?Century Maritime Silk Road. This initiative–the Belt and Road (BR)–is a forward-looking vision for international cooperation and shared development that spans three continents and their contiguous oceans and seas. It has received a broad positive response, with strong support from over 120 countries and a large number of international organizations. Key achievements include the establishment of the Silk Road Fund; the development of fast-train railways; the expansion of trade and business; a deepening of communication on policy and enhanced exchanges between people and cultures. The countries in the Belt and Road have diverse culture, history, natural environments; they have different economies and social policies. But, they also face a spectrum of shared major challenges from development itself to sustainable development. To address these challenges, science, technology and innovation (STI) must play a strong central role. National academies, regional scientific, research and technological organizations and scientists along the Belt and Road must therefore deepen cooperation in a sustained and systematic way to address these challenges. They should establish strong scientific basis for shared and sustainable development. To strengthen mutual understanding, common interests and aspirations, the leaders and representatives of over 20 national and international scientific organizations from the Belt and Road regions, and around 350 Chinese and international scientists and experts, convened in Beijing on November 7–8, 2016. This was the first International Science Forum of National Scientific Organizations for the Belt and Roa