Coordinated Mechanism Along Eurasian Bridge Called For

Coordinated Mechanism Along Eurasian Bridge Called For

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A senior Chinese trade official called for the establishment of a well-coordinated mechanism between countries along the Eurasian Continental Bridgeat an international symposium.

The aim of the international symposium held in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, is to build a scientific and effective cooperation mechanism on the basis of market economy. By concerning efforts of all sides, there will be sustained development in the region, said Long Yongtu, vice-minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC), at the symposium, which closed here Thursday.

More than 300 representatives from countries along the Eurasian Continental Bridge and international organizations attended the two-day symposium.

Some experts proposed an independent and inter-active information network be built in the countries along the continental bridge in a bid to share each other's information resources.

The 10,000-km Asia-Europe continental bridge, known as a new Silk Road, starts from east China's Lianyungang port, and goes west to Kashi City in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, then extends to Uzbekistan and joins the railway network in central and southern Europe.

Owing to uneven economic development, growth in western China and some European countries in the middle part of the railway system is unsatisfactory. The current symposium is holding a forum to discuss issues of common concern.