When was the new Eurasian Continental Bridge Economic Corridor proposed?

1992 China signed an agreement with the governments of relevant countries to jointly build the Asia-Europe optical cable, and established the Asia-Europe optical cable management committee. This Asia-Europe optical cable starts from Shanghai, China in the east, reaches Frankfurt, Germany in the west, and passes through China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Turkey, Ukraine, Poland, Germany and other countries, plus branch lines, with a total length of 260,000 kilometers.

65438+1On May 7-9, 1996, the '96 Beijing International Symposium on Regional Economic Development of the New Eurasian Continental Bridge was held in Beijing, which was jointly organized by the China State Science and Technology Commission, the State Planning Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, the United Nations Development Programme and Council of Europe. More than 460 representatives from more than 30 countries and regions attended the meeting. The meeting focused on the theme of strengthening the regional economic cooperation of the New Eurasian Continental Bridge and promoting the sustainable development of the whole region. The congress studied speeding up policy coordination with railways as the main content, and carrying out poverty eradication actions with improving the environment and developing human resources as the main content. During the meeting, China State Councilor Song Jian, European Commission Vice President Brittan, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Ringo, United Nations Development Programme Administrator Speth and United Nations Under-Secretary-General Jin Yongjian signed a statement with the President, expressing the common wishes of the delegates. The meeting held that the construction and development of the new Eurasian continental bridge and its economic belt along the line are in the interests of the Asian and European people and have broad prospects. Participants also expressed their support for the initiative of the China New Eurasian Continental Bridge Development Promotion Association, the Europe-China Business Center and the World Bridge Foundation to establish the Asia-Europe Continental Bridge Development Forum.