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Great Stone to host regional cooperation forum in Belarus, to draw about 500 participants
MINSK, 4 June (BelTA) – The forum for regional cooperation and development within the framework of the Belt and Road initiative will draw together about 500 participants from countries of Europe and Asia, BelTA learned from the Information Ministry.
“The forum will be held in the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone on 2 July. The main theme is “Open park Great Stone - an example of global opportunities”. The event will bring together about 500 participants: government representatives, leaders of business associations, investment funds, banks and major companies from European and Asian countries,” the ministry said.
This is the first large-scale event in the park. The event will continue the Belt and Road forum for international cooperation held in Beijing in April this year.
According to the Information Ministry, the forum will be a landmark event for the industrial park and economic life in Belarus. The event will provide an opportunity for the park to showcase its investment potential and for participants to network.
The program of the forum is quite extensive. The key theme of the plenary session will be the participation of the states in the Belt and Road global initiative. The four breakout sessions will highlight innovative developments and new technologies, transport and logistics, cooperation with financial institutions, and development of the Great Stone park as a smart eco-city. The forum will see bilateral documents signed, and new residents of the park registered.
There will be many exhibition events. One of the key ones will be an exhibition of Belarusian and Chinese goods and services that will be running from 30 June to 2 July. It will feature 200 products made by the Belarusian and Chinese companies operating in industries such as mechanical engineering and industrial equipment, energy, transportation and logistics, construction and woodworking, science and technology, IT and telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and food, services (industrial design, metrology, consulting).
The organizers of the forum are the Economy Ministry of Belarus and the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China. Co-organizers are the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Council for the Promotion of International Trade at the Ministry of Commerce of China, the Great Stone Industrial Park Administration, the National Agency for Investment and Privatization, Industrial Park Development Company.
The Chinese-Belarusian industrial park Great Stone is an international platform for high-technology production in the leading fields of activity. The park offers unprecedented preferences. The park is home to 44 resident companies from China, Belarus, Austria, Germany, Russia, Lithuania, the United States, and Israel. The estimated investment in the projects exceeds $1 billion.
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