The Fourth Ningxia Friendship Cities Forum opened in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, on June 8.
Ningxia signs an agreement to establish international friendship region relations with Egypt's Sharqia governorate. [Photo provided to seeningxia.com]
With the theme of "Untied in Progress, Forward as One", the forum invited 83 representatives, including several diplomatic envoys, from 12 friendly regions in 15 countries as well as eight friendly organizations. The attendees also participated in activities held as part of the Fifth China (Ningxia) International Wine Culture and Tourism Expo.
A international representative records the forum with her camera. [Photo provided to seeningxia.com]
During the forum, Ningxia signed an agreement to establish international friendship region relations with Egypt's Sharqia governorate and a memorandum with Georgia's Kakheti region. Additionally, Zhongwei and Guyuan in Ningxia signed memoranda to establish sister-city relationships with Mongolia's Bayankhongor and Albayanhuree, respectively.