BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- A keynote speech given by President Xi Jinping at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation has been published by the People's Publishing House.

The speech, "Work Together to Build the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road," was delivered on May 14.

The publication is available at Xinhua Bookstores nationwide, the publisher said Thursday.

The forum was held in Beijing on May 14 and 15.