HOHHOT, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Russian companies will hold a four-day talk on mutual cooperation in mineral resources and real estate development from April 4 to 7 in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

The talk will be held in the Hailar District of Hulun Buir Cityin the northeast of the region. Dozens of Russian mining, construction and agricultural companies, and nearly 200 Chinese companies are expected to participate in the event.

The talk will focus on cooperation in mineral resources and real estate development projects at the Sino-Russia border areas to push regional economic development, according to a foreign affairs official of the city.

The event will also mark the start of a number of activities inthis city as the country celebrates the Year of Russia in China, and the city will stage other bilateral activities.