Chinese and Russian experts in aeronautics got together Sunday
for a two-day forum on cooperation in aviation and aeronautics in
Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
The event attracted experts from the Moscow Aviation Institute
(MAI), Kazan State Technical University, Samara State Aerospace
University and Chinese universities and institutions with
interests in aeronautics.
The forum, focusing on aviation and aeronautic technologies, is
aimed at promoting exchanges between China and Russia.
The event is being hosted by Northwestern Polytechnic University
(NPU) which is a leading Chinese engineering university.
"With the good relationships between the NPU and Russian
aviation universities we can strengthen exchanges and cooperation,"
said Gennady A. Sokolovskiy, a professor with the MAI.
The forum, co-sponsored by the three Russian institutions and
the NPU, is a diary event in the 'Year of Russia in China'.
(Xinhua News Agency April 17, 2006)