China must discuss One-belt-one-road as it involves other countries

Kolkata, April 13: The One Belt-One Road (OBOR) initiative is not solely a Chinese project, as it has significant involvement of other Asian nations, a top diplomat said here on Thursday.

"OBOR was born in China but it runs through a whole lot of East Asian countries and it is important to note that wherever OBOR goes, they (the concerned countries) share discussions, share instructions among them.

"It is not China's solo project but a kind of a symphony of all countries," Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Ma Zhanwu said while answering a question on India's reservations about the project.

India has repeatedly pointed out that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a key segment of OBOR, passes through Gilgit-Baltistan, legally an Indian territory, and this makes Indian acceptance of the project impossible.