STORY: SCO expo provides business, cooperation opportunities for exhibitors
DATELINE: June 16, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:59
LOCATION: QINGDAO, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the SCO Industrial and Supply Chains Forum and 2023 SCO International Investment and Trade Expo
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NADEJDA NAZAROVA, Chief Operating Officer, Abrau Alcohol Beverage Industry (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Russia
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MUHAMMAD KAMIL, Managing Director of Pak Link Enterprises, Pakistan
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SHEIKH SULTAN REHMAN, Former Vice President, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry

STORYLINE:

The 2023 SCO International Investment and Trade Expo is held in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province.

Exhibitors at the expo praised the platform provided by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), saying they could take advantage of the platform to expand their businesses.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NADEJDA NAZAROVA, Chief Operating Officer, Abrau Alcohol Beverage Industry (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Russia
"Through the SCO, we want to get in touch with more potential partners from other SCO countries and invite them to take a look at our products in the hope of reaching cooperation."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MUHAMMAD KAMIL, Managing Director of Pak Link Enterprises, Pakistan
"We are very thankful to the SCO, and it's a very big platform. Nowadays, China is a very big market. It's a very big hub of China. I think it's a good chance for us."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SHEIKH SULTAN REHMAN, Former Vice President, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry
"We not only introduce our products, but we also introduce our culture. We promote tourism and establish business-to-business and people-to-people contacts."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Qingdao, China.
(XHTV)