BEIJING, July 15 -- The China-Arab States Expo 2015 will be held in September in the city of Yinchuan, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest China, according to local media reports.

During the expo, a series of forum activities and exhibitions will be held and Jordan will be invited as the guest country of honor, the reports stated.

In the past few years, various China-Arab States exchange activities have been held and 636 cooperative agreements were signed in the fields of petrochemical, light industry, finance, etc., the reports said.

The China-Arab States Expo is becoming an essential platform for high-level dialogue, policy communication, economic and trade cooperation and cultural and educational exchanges between China and the Arab states, the reports added.