Xi calls for open, sustainable world

Everyone, including young people, should attach importance and shoulder the duty to implement the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and make the planet become fair, inclusive and sustainable, President Xi Jinping said in a letter congratulating the opening of the Ninth UNESCO Youth Forum in Paris on Monday.

In the letter, read by Vice-Minister of Education Hao Ping, who is also president of the 37th session of UNESCO's General Conference, Xi advised young people from various countries to see the world through a perspective that is appreciative, sharing and open to mutual learning.

He also said that he hopes young people will help different civilizations to communicate, learn from and live in harmony with each other, and contribute to building a community of common destiny for all mankind.