More than 20 state leaders and government heads will travel to Beijing to attend the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in May, Foreign Minister Wang Yi confirmed on Wednesday.

The event will also welcome more than 50 heads of international organizations, over 100 minister-level delegates and more than 1,200 guests from around the world, Wang told a news conference on the sidelines of the ongoing two sessions.

The idea of the Belt and Road Initiative came from China but it belongs to the world with its benefits flowing to all countries, Wang said.