In order to
implement1 the spirit of the 10th regular meeting between Chinese and Russian
premiers2, and to further expand and deepen the cooperation in forest industry between China and Russia, the
Ministry3 of Commerce held the Matchmaking Meeting for Cooperation of Timber Processing Between China and Russia together with State
Forestry4 Administration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State-owned Assets
Supervision5 and Administration Commission, All-China
Federation6 Of Industry & Commerce and China Development Bank in Beijing on March 8.
Vice7 Minister Yu Guangzhou attended the Meeting and gave a speech, he introduced the important significance of State Forestry Administration to the promotion8 of China-Russia trade and economic relations and realization9 of mutual10 development, summarized the development status of China-Russia cooperation in forest industry, and pointed11 out measures to push forward the development of timber processing in Russia. He hoped that domestic enterprises could transform the concept, seize opportunities, walk united way and take advantage of each other's strengths, he said that the Ministry of Commerce would cooperate with related ministries12 to maintain providing favorable environment for enterprises' cooperation to greatly promote the cooperation of timber processing in Russia. Assistant Minister Chen Jian took part in the Meeting and gave a speech of summarization, he hoped that entrepreneurs could seize good chances in the process of developing China-Russia trade and economic relations and implementing13 strategy of "Going Global" to actively14 seek for effective channels and modes to promote sustainable development of China-Russia Cooperation in Forest Industry.
More than 160 representatives from local administrative departments of commerce, central enterprises, local enterprises and relative chambers of commerce and associations took part in the Meeting