UN chief: BRI key for development

The Belt and Road Initiative is an important opportunity for reaching the United Nations' long-term development goals, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday in an interview with Chinese media at UN headquarters in New York.

Guterres will depart from New York on Wednesday for Beijing to take part in the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

"I'm very happy to have this opportunity to be in Beijing," he said.