Update: Chinese premier to attend opening ceremony of AIIB annual meeting

BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang will attend and address the opening ceremony of the 10th Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Board of Governors in Beijing on June 26, the Chinese foreign ministry announced on Tuesday.

Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for the foreign ministry, said AIIB is a new type of multilateral development bank for the 21st century that was established under President Xi Jinping's proposal and commitment.

Since its establishment, thanks to the joint support from all of its members, AIIB has acted as a truly international, rule-based and high-standard institution, achieved leapfrog development and become a new important member of the system of global multilateral development institutions, making active contribution to global infrastructure development and sustainable growth, Guo said at a news briefing.

Under the theme of "Connecting for Development, Collaborating for Prosperity," this year's annual meeting will take stock of what has been achieved in the past decade and chart the course for the next decade, and is of crucial significance, Guo said.

China looks forward to working with all parties to jointly support AIIB's development, make new and greater contribution to promoting infrastructure connectivity and sustainable development in Asia and improving the global economic governance system, and better build a community with a shared future for mankind, he said. ■