Austria decides to join establishment of AIIB
奥地利决定加入亚投行
As the deadline of applying for the founding membership of AIIB approaches, another western country, Austria, has also decided to join the organization.
The decision was made after a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. The country's Finance Minister earlier had said that Austria's participation in the AIIB would serve government goals of building strategic partnerships with Asian countries, and paving the road for Austrian companies to develop their businesses in the region.
The decision made Austria the 6th European state that has showed intent to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, following the U.K., France, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland.