The First Euro-Asia Economic Forum opened on Thursday morning in Xi'an, capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

Delegates from Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Pakistan, India, Iran, Japan, the Republic of Korea as well as China started to discuss topics concerning energy, tourism and finance cooperation in this region during the forum.

The forum is co-hosted by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the State Development Bank and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).

This is the first time for the SCO to cooperate with other international organization in holding large-scale economic seminar in China.

During the forum, parallel sessions on tourism cooperation, energy cooperation, financial cooperation and a round table meeting of governors and mayors will be held.

The organizers have announced that Xi'an is the permanent venue for the Euro-Asia Economic Forum.

Source: Xinhua