YINCHUAN, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- The second China-Arab States Expo, a platform to promote ties between China and the Middle East countries, kicked off Thursday in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest China.
The exposition will run until Sunday in Yinchuan, capital city of Ningxia.
Jordanian King Abdullah II Bin Al-Hussein, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and other foreign leaders attended the opening ceremony.
Government officials and corporate executives will share ideas and explore cooperation during the four-day event.
The biennial expo is jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and the government of Ningxia.
