政务

● 市政府副市长刘桂平出席意大利国庆招待会

6月8日，意大利驻重庆总领事馆在重庆尼依格罗酒店举办意大利国庆日招待会，重庆市政府副市长刘桂平、市政府外事侨务办主任吴康明、各国驻渝总领事及各界中外嘉宾应邀出席。

刘桂平表示，近年来，渝意两地高层频繁互访，各层级人员往来密切，地方间交流不断深化，各领域合作蓬勃开展。特别是意大利驻渝总领事馆成立以来，为推动重庆与意大利在各领域的交流与合作发挥了重要的桥梁作用。

倪飞谈到，在“一带一路”框架下，重庆与意大利双边投资和贸易往来持续增长，学术交流和科技合作逐渐加强，文化交流和人员往来不断密切，双方关系在近年实现了质的飞跃。

活动现场，意大利总领事馆代表意大利政府，向郭元新、杨长林两位重庆企业家颁发了“意大利之星骑士勋章”，向中国汽车工程研究院、重庆大学、四川外国语大学、大足石刻研究院颁发2017年度“金椒奖”。

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● 市政协副主席张玲出席菲律宾国庆招待会

摄影/刘丁睿

6月12日，菲律宾驻重庆总领事馆在重庆洲际酒店举行“庆祝菲律宾共和国独立120周年”国庆招待会，主题是“我们为之奋斗的变革，给富足的未来一个机会”，市政协副主席张玲应邀出席活动。

张玲表示，2008年菲律宾在重庆设立总领事馆以来，历任总领事积极支持和参与重庆市各类重大国际交流活动，受到重庆各界广泛好评。今后，重庆市各部门各单位将与睿克山总领事率领的菲律宾驻重庆总领馆继续加强合作，推动重庆与菲律宾之间各领域的交流与合作迈上新的台阶。

睿克山说，菲律宾政府高度重视重庆在中国发展和对外开放中的重要地位。未来，菲律宾驻重庆总领事馆将继续发挥重要的桥梁作用，积极推动重庆与菲律宾各领域的交流与务实合作。希望借助“一带一路”的“东风”，推动两地在经贸、教育、科技、农业和人文等方面进行更深入合作。

● 市政府副秘书长汪夔万出席中俄地方合作交流论坛暨中俄友城合作论坛

6月16日，中俄地方合作交流论坛暨中俄友城合作论坛在哈尔滨举行。国内15个省（区、市）代表110余人及俄罗斯2 5个相关州区的政府经贸代表共400余人参加了此次会议。

此次论坛主要是落实中俄两国领导人达成的关于举办2018、2019中俄地方合作交流年的共识，借助中俄友好、和平与发展委员会地方合作理事会机制平台，发挥地方合作优势，深化中俄务实合作，促进中俄地方间合作创新升级，助力中俄全面战略协作伙伴关系发展。

市政府副秘书长汪夔万、市对外友协副会长王广成出席了此次会议，并与出席会议的俄方代表进行了友好的交流。市旅发委副主任秦定波在“中国·俄罗斯欢乐畅快游”—中俄地方旅游合作交流活动中，对重庆市的特色旅游资源、旅游产品和项目进行了推介。

● 把握“一带一路”时代机遇暨匈牙利森特什市推介会在渝成功举办

6月22日，由重庆市海外交流协会主办的“把握‘一带一路’时代机遇暨匈牙利森特什市推介会”在市外事大楼举行。市政府外事侨务办副主任杨大庆、匈牙利森特什市市长斯尔比克一行、匈牙利驻重庆总领事馆商务领事葛凯达，以及来自重庆有关商会、行业机构、企业代表等出席推介会。

杨大庆强调，目前重庆正加快建设内陆开放高地、山清水秀美丽之地，努力推动高质量发展、创造高品质生活。重庆的快速发展和所具有的战略地位将为重庆与匈牙利森特什市开展多领域交往合作创造重大机遇，并对推动重庆企业“走出去”提出了加强产业合作、深化人文交流、发展友城关系等合作交流建议。

匈牙利森特什市市长斯尔比克作了市情推介，匈牙利驻重庆总领事馆商务领事葛凯达，就匈牙利的国家招商引资政策和针对外国投资者的服务做了精彩讲解。重庆市中小企业局交流合作处处长郭平，对国家支持中小企业“走出去”各项支持政策进行了宣讲。

● 市政府外事侨务办深入开展“涉外管理进区县”活动

5月24日—6月12日，市政府外事侨务办副主任唐文率涉外管理处一行辗转彭水县、奉节县、渝中区等区县，沉入基层了解涉外工作情况，深入开展“涉外管理进区县”系列培训活动。对标区县外事工作实际，通过对渝东南片区、渝东北片区、主城及渝西片区开展针对性培训，实现了此轮“送政策上门服务区县”全覆盖。

培训通过政策宣讲和案例剖析，向区县外事干部详细讲解涉外案事件处置、社会组织涉外管理与服务、海外领事保护、国际会议管理等涉外管理工作应知的法律法规和应会的业务技能。并对调研中了解的问题开展“现场办公”，对涪陵区、綦江区、忠县等区县有关外事工作答疑支招，积极指导区县外事部门做好涉外管理、服务区县发展。

● 市政府外事侨务办参加第十六届东盟华商会

6月12日—15日，第十六届东盟华商会在昆明举行。来自40多个国家和地区的600多位华商围绕“新时代、新机遇、新征程、新发展”的主题，共商合作，共谋发展。全国政协常委、中国侨联副主席李卓彬，云南省委常委、常务副省长宗国英出席开幕式并致辞。

应云南省政府侨办邀请，市政府外事侨务办侨务二处参加了本届东盟华商会。会议期间，侨务二处与泰国、菲律宾、缅甸、英国、德国、美国、英国、澳大利亚等国华商组织广泛交流，积极推介重庆，就在科技、农业等领域合作，与相关企业进行了深入交流。

Liu Guiping, deputy mayor of Chongqing municipal government, attended the Italian National Day reception

On June 8, the Italian National Day reception was held by Italian Consulate General in Chongqing at Niccolo Chongqing Hotel. Chinese and foreign guests from all walks of life, including Liu Guiping, deputy mayor of Chongqing municipal government,Wu Kangming, director of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Off i ce of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government, and consulgenerals of various countries in Chongqong were invited to the reception.

Liu Guiping said that in recent years, the high-level visit between Chongqing and Italy have been frequent, the personnel at all levels close, the exchanges among localities deepening,cooperation in various fi elds actively carried out. Especially since the establishment of Italian Consulate General in Chongqing,it has played an important role in promoting exchanges and cooperation between Chongqing and Italy in various fi elds.

Ni Fei said that in the framework of the Road and Belt Initiative, bilateral investment and trade exchanges between Chongqing and Italy had continuously increased, that academic exchanges and cooperation in science and technology had gradually strengthened, that cultural and personnel exchanges had got closer, that bilateral relations had achieved a qualitative change in recent years.

At the reception, on behalf of Italian government, the Italian Consulate General awarded Knight of the Star of Italy to Guo Yuanxin and Yang Changlin, who are entrepreneurs in Chongqing, and presented Golden Pepper Awards 2017 to China Automotive Engineering Research Institute, Chongqing University, Sichuan International Studies University and Dazu Rock Carvings Institute.

Zhang Ling, vice chairman of Chongqing Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, attended the National Day reception of the Philippines

On June 12, the Philippine Consulate General in Chongqing held the National Day reception for “the 120th Anniversary of the Independence of Republic of the Philippines” at Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts. The theme was “The changes we are fi ghting for and an opportunity for prosperous future”. Zhang Ling, vice chairman of Chongqing Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, was invited to the reception.

Zhang Ling said that since the establishment of the Philippine Consulate General in Chongqing in 2008, consul generals have actively supported and participated in Chongqing’s various international exchange activities, and have been widely praised by all walks of life in Chongqing.In the future, cooperation, between units in Chongqing and the Philippine Consulate General in Chongqing led by Consul General Philippe Rheault, would continue to be strengthened to facilitate exchanges and cooperation between them in various fi elds to a new level.

Philippe Rheault said that the Philippine government attached great importance to Chongqing’s signif i cant position in China’s development and opening to the outside world. In the future, the Philippine Consulate General in Chongqing would continue to play an important role as a bridge and actively promote exchanges and cooperation between Chongqing and the Philippines in various fi elds. With the driving force of the Belt and Road Initiative, cooperation between them would be promoted in economy, trade exchange, education, science and technology, agriculture, humanities, etc.

Wang Kuiwan attended Sino-Russian Local Cooperation and Exchange Forum and Sino-Russian Friendship Cities Cooperation Forum

On June 16, Sino-Russian Local Cooperation and Exchange Form and Sino-Russian Friendship Cities Cooperation Form were held in Harbin. A total of more than 510 representatives attended the forum, including over 110 representatives from 15 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) in China and over 400 governmental economic and trade representatives from 25 related states and regions of Russia.

The forum was mainly to implement the consensus reached by the leaders of China and Russia on holding Sino-Russian local cooperation and exchange years in 2018 and 2019. With the help of local cooperation council of the Sino-Russian Friendship, Peace and Development Committee, the local cooperation advantage would be developed to facilitate Sino-Russian pragmatic cooperation and the innovation and upgrading of Sino-Russian local cooperation, which would contribute to the development of Sino-Russian comprehensive strategic partnership.

Wang Kuiwan, the deputy secretary general of Chongqing municipal government, and Wang Guangcheng, vice president of Chongqing People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, attended the forum and had friendly exchanges with the Russian representatives. Qin Dingbo, vice director of Chongqing Municipal Tourism Development Committee,promoted Chongqing’s unique tourism resources, tourism products and projects during the local tourism cooperation and exchange activity of “Enjoyable Tour in China and Russia”.

Grasping the Opportunity of “the Belt and Road Initiative” and the Promotion Conference of Szentes of Hungary were successful in Chongqing

June 22 witnessed “Grasping the Opportunity of ‘the Belt and Road Initiative’ and the Promotion Conference of Szentes of Hungary” which were held by Chongqing Overseas Exchange Association in Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Building of Chongqing. Present at the conference were Yang Daqing,deputy director of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affair Off i ce of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government, Srbik, mayor of Szentes, Hungary, and his delegations, Ge Kaida, the business consul of the Hungarian Consulate General in Chongqing, and representatives from relevant chambers of commerce, industry organizations and enterprises.

Yang Daqing emphasized that Chongqing was accelerating the construction of the trailblazer of opening up in inland China and beautiful land with green mountains and clear water, striving to promote high-quality development and create high-quality life. The rapid development and strategic position of Chongqing would create the great opportunity for the exchanges and cooperation between Chongqing and Szentes of Hungary in various fields. Yang also gave some advice on strengthening industrial cooperation, deepening humanities exchanges and developing friendship cities for Chongqing enterprises “goingout”.

Srbik, the mayor of Szentes, Hungary, made a promotion in terms of the city. Ge Kaida, the business consul of the Hungarian Consulate General in Chongqing, gave a wonderful explanation on Hungary’s national investment policy and services for foreign investors. Guo Ping, director of Exchange and Cooperation Division of Chongqing Small and Medium Enterprises, gave a presentation on state’s policies for supporting small and medium enterprises to “going-out”.

“Foreign-related Management in Counties” was carried out by Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Off i ce of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government

From May 24 to June 12, Tang Wen, deputy director of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affair Office of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government, and his delegations of Foreign Affair Management Office went to Pengshui County, Fengjie County, Yuzhong District and other regions. to understand the situation of foreign-related affairs and carry out a series of training activities of “Foreign-related Management in Counties”.Through the targeted training in southeastern Chongqing,northeastern Chongqing, Chongqing Proper and western Chongqing, foreign affairs in districts and counties have achieved full coverage of “offering policies to service districts and counties”.

With the policy preaching and case analysis, the deputy director Tang Wen and his delegations made a presentation on laws, regulations and skills that should be known for the management of foreign-related affairs, management and service of social organization, overseas consular protection and international conference management. They also carried out“on-site off i ce” for the issues known in the investigation, giving suggestions on foreign affairs in districts and counties, such as Fuling District, Qijiang District and Zhongxian County, actively guiding district and county foreign affairs departments to do well in foreign-related management and service district and county development.

Representatives of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Off i ce of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government Attended the 16th ASEAN Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs Conference

From June 12 to June 15, the 16th ASEAN Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs Conference was held in Kunming. More than 600 Chinese businessmen from over 40 countries and regions discussed cooperation and sought mutual development in terms of the theme of “new era, new opportunity, new journey and new development”. Present at the opening ceremony were Li Zhuobin, member of CPPCC Standing Committee and vice chairman of All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, Zong Guoying, member of the Standing Committee of CPC Yunnan Provincial Committee and executive vice governor,and Zhang Guohua, vice governor of Yunnan province. Li and Zong also delivered a speech.

At the invitation of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Yunnan Provincial People’s Government,representatives of Division II of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government participated in the 16thASEAN Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs Conference. During the conference, representatives of Division II conduced exchanges with Chinese business organizations in Thailand, the Philippines, Myanmar, the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States and Australia, actively introducing Chongqing, and made in-depth exchanges with related enterprises in terms of the cooperation in science and technology, agriculture, etc.

Editor/ Xiong Yi

Translator/Qin Xiuhua