Vice premier of China¡¯s State Council Wu Yi was present at the conference of Shanghai Cooperat-
ion Organization Industrialists Association and delivered speech in St.Petersburg Russia on June 10.
Wu Yi stated China wished to promote regional booming and development through the deepening
cooperation.
Wu Yi pointed out China¡¯s government pay close attention to regional economic cooperation of
Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The trade value of China and member countries reached 45.2
billion USD, up by 273% over 2001.China invested many fields involving energy, traffic, communica
tion, electromechanical products, light industry to other member countries, and also provided aids
to agricultural development, environment protection, energy construction etc. China claimed to
improve trade investment environment based on the guidance of government power, to use
network project as break to deepen trade cooperation relationship.
Wu Yi stressed that China pursue a good-neighborly and friendly foreign policy in developing rela-
tions with its neighbors featuring developing good-neighborly ties, wished to promote regional eco-
nomic development on the basis of mutual benefits with all member countries.
Wu Yi also attended the 11th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Collectivity Conference,
which was held in St.Petersburg Russia. St. Petersburg International Economic Forum was the
greatest economic forum in Commonwealth of Independent States and central and eastern Euro-
pean area. Energy cooperation, knowledge economics and science and technology innovation, fin-
ancial cooperation and regional investment projects etc roundtable meeting will be held during the
forum period.
(Source:Chinese Version of MOFCOM) (Translated by Network Center of MOFCOM) |