On the afternoon of October 26th, the International Forum on Judicial Cooperation on the Maritime Silk Road (Quanzhou) (2023) closed. Zhang Jun, Chief Justice of the People's Republic of China and President of the Supreme People's Court, attended the closing ceremony and delivered a speech. Zhang Jun, on behalf of the Supreme People's Court of China, warmly congratulated the successful hosting of the forum. He pointed out that this forum is a very important judicial high-level forum held in the context of the 10th anniversary of the the Belt and Road Initiative. All parties involved in the meeting carry forward the spirit of the Silk Road, adhere to the common concept, focus on the theme of the forum, sincerely communicate, seek common development, and share and enlighten each other on legal issues related to the high-quality joint construction of the "the Belt and Road", which will certainly promote judicial exchanges and cooperation among countries to achieve new development. "The successful holding of the forum marks a new chapter in judicial exchanges and cooperation among countries in the joint construction of the the Belt and Road." Zhang Jun pointed out that the forum has enhanced the desire for exchanges. We focused on the theme of the forum to carry out fruitful dialogue, and achieved fruitful results, raising judicial exchanges between countries involved in the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" to a new level. Deepened the friendship of cooperation. The attending representatives respect and understand each other, promote collaborative development through exchanges, and learn from each other's beneficial experiences through learning, laying a solid foundation for deeper judicial cooperation in the future. Expanding the path of development. This forum will bring all participating parties closer together, and the genes of the millennium old "Maritime Silk Road" will become more active. The path of peace, development, cooperation, and win-win cooperation among all parties will inevitably become wider and wider. We look forward to working with all parties to forge ahead in good faith and solidarity, and contribute judicial power to the high-quality joint construction of the "the Belt and Road", the promotion of the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, and the creation of a better and prosperous future. The Chief Justice of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Gimma Gibbs Salika, the Chief Justice of the Independent State of Samoa, Satiu Simativa Peres, the President of the Supreme Court of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Gladys Maria Guterres Alvarado, and Huang Haikun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, delivered speeches at the closing ceremony. The closing ceremony was presided over by Yang Wanming, a second level judge and Vice President of the Supreme Court of the People's Republic of China, and attended by Chinese and foreign representatives attending the forum. (New News Agency)