Suiumb Aeva Paiza, vice-minister of the Kyrgyzstan Public Health Ministry delivers a speech at the signing ceremony on production capacity cooperation held in Lanzhou, Gansu province, on May 21. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]

Taking part in the ceremony were more than 600 people representing eight government agencies and 30 enterprises from 12 countries, including Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran. Ten overseas branches of Bank of China and some domestic companies and government departments also attended the activity.

Ouyang Jian, the provincial vice Party chief addressed the attendees at the ceremony. He said that the Belt and Road Initiative has provided great opportunities for Gansu. "The provincial government encourages local state-owned companies to 'go global' and seek cooperation with counties along the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road," he said.

Ouyang also advised that more cooperation be made among government, banks and enterprises to achieve a win-win situation.