Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq, a member of the Afghanistan Parliament, speaks at the summit conference of the first Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo, on Sept 20, 2016. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly speaks at the summit conference of the first Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo, on Sept 20, 2016. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

André David Azoulay, Senior Advisor to His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco, speaks at the summit conference of the first Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo, on Sept 20, 2016. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong speaks at the conference, on Sept 20, 2016. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Lin Duo, deputy secretary of the CPC Gansu Provincial Committee and governor of Gansu in Northwest China, presides over the conference, on Sept 20, 2016. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Former French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin speaks at the conference, on Sept 20, 2016. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]