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Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
URUMQI, May 20 (Xinhua) — An international conference on sub-regional cooperation around the Altay Mountains was held in Altay City, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Tuesday, bringing together nearly 270 participants from China, Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia.
Let us recall that the Altai Mountains are located on the territory of the above-mentioned four countries. More than 5.2 million people live in the subregion around the Altai Mountains, the area of which is approximately 780 thousand square kilometers.
The conference discussed such topics as trade, investment, culture, sports, tourism, science and technology, education, infrastructure, sustainable development, etc.
During the event, an initiative for international cooperation in the subregion around the Altai Mountains was announced. The parties agreed to further deepen trade and economic cooperation and implement relevant projects, conduct joint research in the field of agricultural technology, select elite varieties of agricultural crops and disseminate highly efficient production models.
In addition, conference participants expressed their readiness to increase cooperation in such areas as environmental protection, deepening transport interconnectivity, culture and tourism, as well as developing twinning relations between cities.
At the event, the parties signed protocols of intent to establish friendly relations at various levels, as well as documents on cooperation in various areas. -0-