The United Kingdom expects to forge concrete cooperation plans with China in the grand blueprint for the Belt and Road Initiative at a forum scheduled in May, the UK ambassador to China said on Friday.

"We are very much looking forward to the Belt and Road forum ... and looking forward to the UK making a significant, practical contribution to delivering the vision of the Belt and Road Initiative," said Ambassador Barbara Woodward.

The Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, which China will host, will be held in Beijing in May, and cooperation relating to the initiative "will be a highlight for the UK-China relationship this year", she said.