With the theme of "Road Transportation, bridge across Asia and Europe", the third Euro-Asian Road Transport Conference opened in Beijing Sunday.

Nearly 300 overseas delegates and 400-plus domestic representatives participated in the conference, according to Ju Chengzhi, secretary-general of the organizing committee.

The conference is co-hosted by the International Road Transportation Union(IRU) and Chinese Ministry of Communications.

China's fast road transportation development over the past years attracted IRU to choose it for the venue of this year's conference, said Ju.

During the three-day meeting, participants will discuss the road transportation potential in the far east and southeast Asian regions, the international cooperation between China and its neighbouring countries, the infrastructure development on Asian and European roads, the best transportation and logistics cases in Asia and Europe.

A European and Asian Transport Ministers' meeting will be hosted during the conference. Transportation ministers, deputy ministers and minister representative from 15 countries will gather to discuss how to bring Asia and Europe together through road transport.

Source: Xinhua