152 countries, int'l organizations sign B&R deals with China: spokesperson

Zhang Yesui (C), spokesperson for the second session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), speaks during a press conference on the agenda of the session and the work of the NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2019. The second session of the 13th NPC will open in Beijing on March 5. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

BEIJING -- A total of 152 countries and international organizations have signed cooperation documents with China on the Belt and Road Initiative, a spokesperson for the annual session of China's top legislature said Monday.

In 2018 alone, 67 countries signed such documents with China, Zhang Yesui, spokesperson for the second session of the 13th National People's Congress, said at a press conference.