UK invests money and expertise in Belt, Road

Britain's envoy to the Belt and Road Initiative has outlined how the United Kingdom plans to channel investment and expertise into the China-proposed major international economic development program.

Douglas Flint, appointed as the chancellor's "city envoy" to the Belt and Road Initiative in December, said on Wednesday that he and City Minister John Glen, who oversees Britain's financial services sector, will soon hold the inaugural meeting of a body set up by the treasury to bring together infrastructure financing and market expertise for Belt and Road projects.

"The city minister and I will soon convene and co-chair the first meeting of the treasury's Belt and Road Expert Board, which will call upon representatives from UK, Chinese and foreign headquartered institutions, and from within the city's global talent pool," Flint said at the China-Britain Business Council's annual conference in London. "The board will be a forum designed to advocate to industry participants and public bodies in the UK, China and third countries," he said.