08:59, 03 September 2013 | GMT +5
EXPO China-Eurasia kicks off in Xinjiang
URUMQI. September 3. KAZINFORM Third international exhibition EXPO China - Eurasia has started in Urumqi - the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.

Vice Chairman of China Li Yuanchao officially opened the event that will last till September 7.
Presentations of investment, transport-logistic policy of the members states, trade-economic forum, business forum of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and cultural events will be held in frames of the international exhibition.
According to organizers, this event is aimed at further strengthening of cooperation with Central Asian states and forming of a new structure by opening eastern and domestic provinces of China for "foreign world."
More than 1500 companies from 49 countries including Kazakhstan, 6 international organizations and 10 transnational corporations participate in the exhibition.