by Will Koulouris
SYDNEY, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The Belt and Road Initiative has been lauded by experts here in Australia as being the catalyst for economic and trade cooperation between Australia and China.
In an interview on Friday, former Australian Trade Minister Andrew Robb sat down with Xinhua on the sidelines of an economic forum attended by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Sydney, and said the Belt and Road Initiative will play a pivotal role in both China and Australia's economic success well into the future.
"Without a doubt. There is growing contact as people get to understand what the Belt and Road Initiative is," Robb said. "It is the potential for Australia."
Robb shared his hope that both Australia and China will be able to work side by side in advancing the Belt and Road Initiative, utilizing their "complementary" abilities.
"Australia can bring a lot of projects, especially expertise in social infrastructure, hospitals, schools, aged care facilities, all of these sorts of things. And of course we have construction capabilities which will compliment China's," Robb said.
Robb stressed that there has been real progress in Australia recently concerning the Belt and Road Initiative. And after people see related businesses booming, more will take part in it.
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