A "one plus 16" secretariat for cooperation between China and 16 Central and Eastern European countries will be set up in Warsaw to help Chinese companies to invest in the region, said Slawomir Majman, president of Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency at the 18th China International Fair for Investment and Trade on Sept 8.

"The 'one plus 16' secretariat will serve as a further support and supplement for the Secretariat for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries," said PAIiIZ president Majman.

The Secretariat was proposed by former Premier Wen Jiabao and set up in September 2012. It came up with 12 measures and a $10 billion line of credit for the region to revitalize China's economic and trade ties with Central and Eastern European countries.