The 7th Kubuqi International Desert Forum was held in Ordos in North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region from July 27 to 28. President Xi Jinping and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres both sent congratulatory letters to the forum. Vice-premier Sun Chunlan attended the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote speech. President Wang Chao of the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) attended the opening ceremony and accompanied vice-premier Sun to meet with Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, former President of Mongolia, Essam Sharaf, former Prime Minister of Egypt and Djoomart Otorbaev,former Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan,who were invited to attend the forum. Vice President Li Huilai of the CPIFA attended the opening ceremony and other activities.

Under the theme “Greening the Belt and Road, Building the Ecological Civilization”, the 7th Kubuqi International Desert Forum is hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology,the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, the government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Secretariat, and is co-hosted by the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs.