Mr. Ismail Asif, President SAARC CCI addressed the inaugural session of the 9th China South Asia Business forum at Haigeng attended by commerce ministers of different SAARC countries including Bangladesh and leaders of trade bodies from China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal.
The conference was held at the Conference Centre in Kunming of China, on 7th June 2014, Kunming, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China, inaugurated by Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh. The inaugural session of conference was also attended by the Vice-President of Maldives, Mohamed Jameel Ahmed, Secretary General of SAARC H.E Arjun Bahadur Thapa, Chairman of China council for promotion of International trade, Jiang Sengwei, Secretary of Committee of People’s Congress of Yunnan Province Qin Guangrong addressed the occasion, among others.
China-South Asia Business forum is the first forum mechanism for regional economic cooperation between Chinese and SAARC industrial and commercial circles in the context of ever increasing mutual trust in politic affairs and continuous economic cooperation between China and South Asian countries. The forum represents the common will of the business circle for strengthening cooperation and reaping mutual benefits in countries with the region, and is intended to provide an important platform for better communication and collaboration among the participants. The organizer had previously hosted 8 other successful forums in Kunming so far.
