MINSK, June 24 (Xinhua) -- A youth forum organized by Belarusian and Chinese universities kicked off Tuesday at the National Children's Technopark in Minsk.

The forum is organized by the Belarusian State University (BSU) and the Peking University (PKU) as part of the inter-university celebration "Days of Friendship and Unity of BSU and PKU."

Around 200 students from 36 Belarusian and 11 Chinese universities are participating in the forum, including talented students, graduate students, postgraduates, young scientists and student self-governance organisations of Belarus and China.

Education is one of the most important areas of cooperation between China and Belarus, Chinese ambassador to Belarus Zhang Wenchuan told the media during the forum.

This large-scale event will help strengthen partnership, bring Belarus-China interaction in youth policy to a new level and create a platform for intercultural exchanges, the BSU press service said. ■