The Forum on Cultural Heritage Conservation opened in Beijing on Tuesday, gathering representatives from home and abroad to share their views on promoting exchanges and mutual learning among Asian civilizations.

Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, delivers a speech at the Forum on Cultural Heritage Conservation in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 5, 2023. The forum, with the theme of "Civilizations in Harmony," opened in Beijing on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended the event and delivered a speech.

The forum, with the theme of "Civilizations in Harmony," was attended by over 200 representatives from the Asia News Network (ANN), and cultural relics protection institutions, embassies and consulates in China, media outlets, and universities and colleges.

Participants agreed that the relevant parties should make concerted efforts to protect Asian cultural heritage, safeguard the diversity of human civilizations, and advance exchanges and mutual learning among Asian civilizations through openness and inclusiveness.

They also called on media outlets from Asian countries to promote international cooperation in the field of cultural heritage.

The forum was co-hosted by China Daily, China's National Cultural Heritage Administration and the ANN.