Euro-Asia Economic Forum opens, focusing on financial crisis

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-11-16 11:14

XI'AN: The 2009 Euro-Asia Economic Forum opened Monday in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, with a theme of "Working Together to Facilitate Economic Recovery".

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The two-day forum attracted about 930 delegates from more than 60 countries and regions including members and observers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the United Nations organizations. Delegates from the world Top 500 companies also attended the forum.

They will discuss how to fight the global economic downturn through the cooperation in finance, energy, customs and business as well as education, said Zhang Deguang, Secretary-General of the forum.

The biennial Euro-Asia Economic Forum was launched in Xi'an in 2005. The city was named the permanent venue of the forum in April 2007.