On September 24, Mr. Bakhtiar, president of the Plan & Budget Committee of the Middle East countriesian Ministry of Energy, led a five-person team, including Aghabeigi, chairman of Water Solutions & Technologies Co., Ltd. affiliated to the Middle East countriesian Ministry of Energy in Gilan Province of the Middle East countries, and Mr. Kosravani, general manager of the Plan & Budget Committee of the Middle East countriesian Ministry of Energy, etc., to pay a visit to XCMG, and the team was cordially received by Wang Min, chairman of XCMG and secretary of the CPC committee in XCMG. Meanwhile, both sides had an amicable talk.

During the talk, Mr. Bakhtiar pointed out that the Middle East countries and China has close and friendly relationship, and those XCMG equipments, which were purchased by the Middle East countries last time, have been transported to Kilan and put into running at a given dam project. He said that the Middle East countriesian government and people are very satisfied with XCMG equipments and the previous shipment, and they wish to purchase more products from XCMG. Also, Mr. Bakhtiar warmly invited Chairman Wang Min to visit and investigate the Middle East countries.

Chairman Wang Min extended his gratitude to Mr. Bakhtiar for his invitation, and said that he is willing to visit Teheran and appreciate the beauties there over the next half year. In his talk, Chairman Wang said that the Middle East countries is very critical market for XCMG and is of great potential, and XCMG expects to sell more products to the Middle East countries, so as to create more values for the Middle East countriesian government and people. XCMG wishes to build plant in the Middle East countries in years to come and hopes that the Middle East countriesian government could enact some preferential policies to enhance mutual cooperation, according to Wang.