The 4th Conference of the ASEAN-China People-to-People Friendship Organizations will officially open in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.

The fourth conference since 1993 involved China and the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Cambodia and Brunei, would be held at Putra World Trade Center here.

According to the Malaysia-China Friendship Association, the participants would discuss cooperation plan of economic, trade, public health, education, culture, tourism, sports and other issues in the conference.

The conference is also an activity to commemorate the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relationship between China and Malaysia.

An ASEAN-China 2009-2010 Cooperation Plan is expected to be signed at the conference.

(Xinhua News Agency July 15, 2009)