On July 8, 2007 (May 24, 2007 in the lunar calendar), the High-level Forum on Economic and Trade Cooperation in Central Asia opened. On July 8, Ilya Petrovich Klimenko, Deputy Mayor of Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, was delivering a keynote speech. On July 8, a representative from Kazakhstan was introducing the business situation in his country. On the morning of July 8, 2007, the "High-level Forum on Economic and Trade Cooperation in Central Asia 2007" welcomed more than 300 officials and businesspeople from many Central Asian countries. They discussed the business opportunities of economic and trade cooperation and conducted docking negotiations. Urumqi will make full use of the advantages along the border, two state-level development zones and six ports to carry out all-round, multi-level and wide-ranging foreign trade; give full play to Urumqi's role as a bridgehead for opening up to the west, increase the integration of regional modern logistics, develop international business and trade, and strive to build Urumqi into an international "logistics port" for Central Asia. Ilya Petrovich Klimenko, the first deputy mayor of Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, said that China and Kyrgyzstan have a fine tradition of economic and trade cooperation and practical business opportunities. Through the many contacts between Kyrgyz enterprises and Xinjiang, they have not only obtained many important commodity information, but also made many partners. It is understood that among the 91 participating enterprises, 23 enterprises conducted one-to-one negotiations with foreign businesspeople, including 7 enterprises in Xinjiang such as Tianshan Cement and Xinjiang Pharmaceutical Factory, and 16 well-known enterprises outside the region such as Yituo group company and Chint Group.