The northeastern province of Heilongjiang has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Russian aviation companies to jointly develop large transport aircraft.

The document was inked by officials and entrepreneurs from Heilongjiang province and Russia on Tuesday in Harbin, which is holding the first China-Russia Expo.

It says the two sides will cooperate in the development of the Ilyushin Il-96-400T airlifter and Ilyushin Il-103 multi-role aircraft, according to China News Service.