China-Arab States Tour Operators Conference opens in Yinchuan, Ningxia on Sept 19. 

The 6th China-Arab States Tour Operators Conference, co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the People's Government of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, opened in Yinchuan, Ningxia on Sept 19. 

With the theme of "sharing development opportunities, promoting tourism cooperation, and building the Belt and Road together", the conference aims to build an effective platform for practical cooperation in the tourism industry between China and foreign countries.

By organizing events such as the opening ceremony and the China-Arab tourism cooperation forum, it strives to provide an effective platform for promoting practical cooperation between the Chinese and foreign tourism industries.

Li Jinke, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Committee, and head of the Publicity Department, delivered a speech at the conference.

He said that Ningxia has integrated its cultural and tourism industry into the co-building of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and has implemented a plan to promote cultural exchange and cooperation between China and Arab countries. He added that Ningxia is actively seeking to deepen cooperation in cultural and tourism development with countries participating in the BRI.

Officials from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and ambassadors from El Salvador and Moldova, expressed their expectations for deepening cooperation in cultural and tourism industries and market promotion.

Liu Jun, vice-chairman of the Ningxia Hui autonomous region, chaired the meeting, which attracted representatives from countries such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Turkey, Indonesia, as well as China's Hong Kong, Macao, and other provinces. Strategic cooperation agreements were signed between Ningxia's cultural and tourism offices, as well as enterprises and their counterparts from these countries and regions.