The Belarusian-Chinese Industrial and Investment Cooperation Forum, "Industrial Cooperation – The Path to Joint Development," was held in Minsk. Organized by the Great Stone Industrial Park Administration, the National Agency for Investment and Privatization (NAIP), and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), the event brought together over 300 participants, including Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov and Chinese Vice President Han Zheng.

The official part continued with a presentation session, during which the investment climate in Belarus and the potential of the China-Belarus Industrial Park "Great Stone" were presented, and participants discussed prospects for cooperation. The central event of the session was a pitching of investment projects from park residents and Chinese companies.

Representatives of the Joint Institute for Informatics and Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus established new business contacts at the forum, and their Chinese partners expressed interest in developing cooperation in the fields of microelectronics and computer modeling in pharmaceuticals.