Belarus’ investment potential was presented at the fifth China-Eurasia Expo in Urumqi, the capital city of China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
The opening ceremony of the expo was held on September 20.
This year, Belarus participates in the expo as a guest of honor. This means that Belarusian exhibitors will enjoy the best locations and increased interest from the Chinese media and businessmen. The national pavilion features stands by the State Science and Technology Committee, the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone, petrochemical concern Belneftekhim, Belarusian Potash Company, automobile engineering company BelAZ, mechanical engineering company Gomselmash, agricultural enterprise Dzerzhinsky, confectionery factories Spartak, Kommunarka and Slodych and other major companies.
The program of the expo includes the second meeting of the working group on interregional cooperation between Belarus and China, a forum of Belarusian and Chinese regions with presentations of Belarus’ investment and tourism potential, and a presentation of the China-Belarus industrial park.
The Belarusian delegation to the forum is led by the Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Nikolai Snopkov. The delegation also includes Belarusian Economy Minister Vladimir Zinovsky, Information Minister Lilia Ananich, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to China Kirill Rudy, and representatives of the Belarusian Industry Ministry, the Sports and Tourism Ministry, the State Science and Technology Committee, the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, regional executive committees, Minsk City Hall, the Chinese-Belarusian Industrial Park Development Company, and others. (BelTA/Business World Magazine)