On July 29, the Moscow Chamber of Commerce held a meeting with the delegation from the Chinese region of Ningxia (Hui Autonomous Region
A representative of the Chinese delegation, Mr. He Zhongrong, spoke about the Ningxia region - its geographical position, the population, as well as the present economic situation. He stressed that Ningxia has great tourism potential as a region with diverse geographical landscape.
Viticulture and wine making is being extensively developed. Now Ningxia has more grapes grown and wine produced than the French region of Bordeaux. Chinese guests expressed interest in the implementation of joint projects with Russian partners in such fields as agriculture, chemical industry and promotion of tourism. "We hope that with the help of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry all our suggestions and ideas will be put to use" - Mr. He Zhongrong said.
In his turn, Mr. Suren Vardanyan, the Vice-President of the MCCI, told the Chinese guests that Russia rapidly developed economic cooperation with China. "We greet delegations from China on weekly basis. They are really determined to sign contracts and agreements", - Mr. Vardanyan said.
In addition, during the meeting the agreement on cooperation between the region of Ningxia and Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant was signed. Mr Shihzagir Shihzagirov, Head of Strategic Development Department of Innovations and Investments of Administration of Lipetsk said: "Lipetsk – is a rapidly developing large industrial city, which hallmark is the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant. The agreement gives us reasons to be confident that strong and fruitful economic relations will develop between our regions".