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The meeting on Tuesday was presided over by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
A record 1,000 companies are involved in the event this year, 277 of which are foreign corporations.
The CRA was announced during the fifth BRICS Summit in Durban earlier in March this year.
South Africa's finance minister said all stakeholders in mining industry must come together for renewed investment.
Last week the Syrian opposition claimed that some 1,300 people were killed in a chemical weapon attack.
The nation's currency has lost around 15 per cent against the dollar since May this year.
Diplomatic tensions with Bolivia resulted in Antonio Patriota resigning on Monday.
The state statistics bureau said on Monday that the Chinese economy is showing clear signs of stabilisation.
Russia says talks would have been "exceptionally useful" at a time of rampant military threats.
A spokesperson provided no details whether the two leaders would also meet privately.
