Khorgos Border Cooperation Center to be launched in July '11
11:03, 1 April 2011
BEIJING. April 1. KAZINFORM /Ruslan Suleimenov/ Kazakh-Chinese Cooperation Committee held a 5th sitting of the subcommittee for trade-economic cooperation in Beijing.
The sides expressed satisfaction with the increase in mutual trade. It was noted that the Customs Union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan provided new opportunities for Kazakh-Chinese bilateral trade.
In this regard, the sides emphasized the importance of launching Khorgos Cross-Border Cooperation Center in July 2011. They agreed to hold special consultations on this issue in May in Urumqi.
The delegations were headed by Vice Minister of Economic Development and Trade Timur Suleimenov (Kazakhstan) and Deputy Minister for Commerce Chen Jian (China).