Hosted by CPAFFC and Qinghai Provincial People''''s Government, Xining International Forum & Cooperation Forum of Cities Along the Silk Road was held in Xining on June 17th, 2015. About 150 local officials and scholars from Sri Lanka, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Singapore, Nepal, Russia, UK, South Korea, Japan and representatives from local governments, enterprises and universities of Xining and Qinghai attended the forum.

On behave of CPAFFC and CIFCA,Vice President Xie Yuan addressed at the opening ceremony. He said that as an important Northwest city along the Silk Road Economic Belt, Xining seized the strategic development opportunity of China’s Opening up to the West and the Belt and Road Initiatives to actively promote city diplomacy and people-to-people friendly exchanges. The brand building of Cool City-Xining is a very good example. The success of this forum will greatly improve Xining’s popularity as a cool city and reveal its distinct vitality. At the forum, Vice President Xie and Vice President Gong Jianzhong of China Public Diplomacy Association jointly unveiled the plaque for the Association for Xining-Silk Road Cities Cooperation.

During the forum, Xining and Osh, Kalutara, Antalya and Singapore respectively signed the MoU on Friendly Exchanges and Pragmatic Cooperation Among Cities Along the Silk Road.