重庆市与哥伦比亚麦德林市签署建立友好城市关系谅解备忘录

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9月15日，重慶市与哥伦比亚麦德林市建立友好城市关系谅解备忘录签署仪式暨中国品牌商品（哥伦比亚）展开幕式，通过线上方式在重庆外事大楼举行。重庆市委副书记、市长唐良智，哥伦比亚贸工旅游部副部长安德列斯·卡德纳斯·穆尼奥斯，麦德林市市长丹尼尔·肯特罗，中国驻哥伦比亚使馆临时代办、公使衔参赞徐伟，哥伦比亚驻华大使蒙萨尔韦，中国商务部外贸发展局局长吴政平、麦德林市投资合作局执行总监埃莱奥诺拉·冈萨雷斯出席活动并致辞。副市长陈金山主持活动仪式。

唐良智在致辞中代表市委、市政府，代表陈敏尔书记，向推动重庆市和麦德林市建立友好交流关系的各位朋友表示感谢，祝愿中国品牌商品（哥伦比亚）展取得圆满成功。唐良智说，今年2月，习近平主席与哥伦比亚杜克总统通电话，为我们深化合作、共谋发展指明了方向。重庆市与麦德林市签署建立友好城市关系谅解备忘录，重庆商品（哥伦比亚）展示中心在麦德林市开馆，这是落实两国领导人重要共识的具体行动，是深化两国地方合作的务实举措。当前，我们正紧紧围绕把习近平主席殷殷嘱托全面落实在重庆大地上这条主线，立足新发展阶段、贯彻新发展理念、融入新发展格局，抢抓成渝地区双城经济圈建设重大机遇，加快建设内陆开放高地、山清水秀美丽之地，推动高质量发展、创造高品质生活，努力在推进新时代西部大开发中发挥支撑作用、在推进共建“一带一路”中发挥带动作用、在推进长江经济带绿色发展中发挥示范作用。近年来，重庆与哥伦比亚经贸往来日益密切，人文交流不断加深，特别是双方携手抗疫、相互支持，体现了守望相助、共克时艰的深厚情谊。面向未来，我们愿进一步深化双方在经贸、数字经济、科教人文、国际展会等领域合作，更多造福两地人民。重庆是“近者悦、远者来”的好地方，欢迎哥伦比亚朋友多到重庆实地感受“山水之城·美丽之地”的独特魅力，在重庆“行千里·致广大”。

卡德纳斯副部长在视频致辞中祝贺中国品牌商品（哥伦比亚）展成功开幕。他说，近年来，哥中两国认真落实双方领导人达成的重要共识，不断深化经贸往来和务实合作，取得了积极成效。中国已经成为哥伦比亚第二大贸易伙伴和第一大亚洲投资来源国。中哥两国之间拥有广阔的合作前景，我们对未来双方深化合作充满信心，将进一步加强与中国在经济、贸易、科技、旅游、文化等多个领域合作交流，扩大对中国非煤矿产品、工业产品、农牧产品等出口。欢迎更多中国企业来哥伦比亚投资兴业。

肯特罗表示，麦德林市与重庆市签署建立友好城市关系谅解备忘录，是哥中两国地方间交流合作的重要内容，具有特别意义。麦德林市与重庆市都是美丽的山城，都是工业、贸易、经济发展强劲的城市。希望双方进一步加强科技合作、人文交流，赋予友城关系丰富的内涵，推动合作取得更加丰硕的成果。

徐伟说，重庆市和麦德林市正式结为姊妹城市，推动中哥双边关系发展取得了重大的一步，这将为中哥双方关系添砖加瓦，产生丰硕成果，造福两国人民。

蒙萨尔韦表示，重庆和麦德林结为友城关系是他驻任大使以来重要的工作目标之一，备忘录的签署具有特殊意义，标志着两座城市之间坚实友谊的开始，这一关系蕴含着巨大的潜力和互补性，将为中哥关系发展和两国交流合作和巩固作出重要贡献。祝愿两座城市的友谊在新的阶段取得丰硕的成果，哥伦比亚驻华大使馆愿意提供帮助，为实现美好蓝图共同努力。

吴政平介绍，中国商务部外贸发展局、哥伦比亚外贸和重庆市商务委在2019年实体展成功举办基础上，共同举办2021中国品牌商品（哥伦比亚）展，采用线上线下同步互动，有机融合的办展模式。线上展于4月20日—5月20日在线上平台Chinabrand Store顺利举办。线下展在麦德林Premium Plaza商业中心设置为期1年的线下产品实体展示中心，以线上线下相结合的方式，帮助企业展销产品，落实跟踪已有订单，拓展新客户。未来，商务部将继续为深化中哥双边经贸合作搭建更好平台，提供更多合作机会和更优质服务，推动中哥经贸合作取得务实成果。

埃莱奥诺拉·冈萨雷斯说，重庆市与麦德林市签署建立友好城市备忘录，是双方关系发展迈出的坚实一步。麦德林是哥伦比亚非常重要的城市，与重庆结好最终将惠及两座城市的市民。而中国品牌商品（哥伦比亚）展是展示销售中国优质产品的平台，将为拉近两国之间的距离作出贡献。

活动现场，唐良智市长与肯特罗市长在线签署《中国重庆市与哥伦比亚麦德林市建立友好城市关系谅解备忘录》;两地同步举行了重庆商品（哥伦比亚）展示中心开馆仪式，共同见证中心揭牌。唐良智及有关领导在重庆会议现场参观长安汽车、重庆小康工业集团等10家企业产品展示，了解企业主打产品、技术研发、市场销售等情况。

重庆商品（哥伦比亚）展示中心位于哥伦比亚麦德林市的Premium Plaza 商业中心内，展出面积1500平方米，小康、长安、飞牛、汇帆等重庆重点企业进驻展示中心。展示中心采取“线下展示+线上对接”的方式，通过麦德林当地的推广宣传团队推介展厅展品，筛选出对口的采购商与重庆企业线上洽谈，促成合作。展示中心可提供仓储、物流、通关、售后、推广等一系列外贸综合服务，同时还可以为重庆与哥伦比亚企业提供双向的投资贸易咨询协助服务。

本次活动由重庆市政府、哥伦比亚麦德林市政府共同主办，哥伦比亚贸易、工业和旅游部，商务部外贸发展局支持，重庆市政府外办和市商务委承办。

On September 15， the MOU Signing Ceremony on Establishing Sister City Relations between Chongqing and Medellin， Colombia and the Opening Ceremony of China Brand Show （Colombia） Exhibition were held online in Chongqing Foreign Affairs Building. Tang Liangzhi， deputy secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee and mayor; Andrés Cárdenas， Mu?oz Deputy Minister of Commerce， Industry and Tourism， Columbia; Daniel Quintero， mayor of Medellin; Xu Wei， charg é d'affaires ad interim and minister counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Colombia; Luis Diego Monsalve， Colombian ambassador to China; Wu Zhengping， director of the Trade Development Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce of China， Eleonora Betancur González， executive director of ACI Medellin attended the event and delivered speeches. Vice Mayor Chen Jinshan presided over the ceremony.

In his speech， Tang Liangzhi， on behalf of the CPC Chongqing Committee and Chongqing Municipal Government as well as secretary Chen Miner， thanked all friends who promoted the establishment of friendly exchange relations between Chongqing and Medellin， and wished the China Branded Commodities （Colombia） Exhibition a complete success. Tang Liangzhi said that in February this year， President Xi Jinping telephoned the President of Columbia Iván Duque Márquez， pointing out the direction for us to deepen cooperation and seek shared development. Chongqing and Medellin signed a MOU on establishing sister city relations， and Chongqing Commodity （Colombia） Display Center opened in Medellin. This is a concrete action to implement the important consensus of the leaders of the two countries and a practical measure to deepen local cooperation between the two countries. At present， we are closely focusing on the main task of fully implementing President Xi Jinping's ardent expectations towards Chongqing. Based on the new development stage， we are implementing the new development concept， integrating into the new development pattern， seizing the key opportunities for the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle， accelerating the construction of an inland opening-up highland and a land of natural beauty， promoting high-quality development and create high-quality life， and striving to play a supporting role in pushing forward western development in a new era， as well as playing a leading role in driving the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and an exemplary role in the green development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. In recent years， Chongqing and Colombia have seen increasingly closer economic and trade exchanges and deepened people-to-people exchanges. In particular， the two sides work together to fight the COVID-19 epidemic and support each other， reflecting the deep friendship of mutual help and overcoming difficulties together. Facing the future， we are willing to further deepen bilateral cooperation in the fields of economy and trade， digital economy， science， education， humanities， international exhibitions and so on， so as to bring more benefits to the people of the two places. Chongqing is an auspicious place that "delights people nearby and attracts those far away". Colombian friends are welcome to Chongqing to experience the unique charm of "A Land of Natural Beauty， A City with Cultural Appeal" and “A Tour in Chongqing · A Gain in Vision”.

Vice Minister Cárdenas congratulated the successful opening of China Brand Show （Colombia） Exhibition in his video speech. He said that in recent years， Colombia and China have earnestly implemented the important consensus reached by the leaders of both sides， continuously deepened economic and trade exchanges and pragmatic cooperation， and achieved positive results. China has become Colombia's second largest trading partner and the largest source of investment in Asia. China and Colombia embrace broad cooperation prospects. We are full of confidence in deepening cooperation between the two sides in the future and will further strengthen cooperation and exchanges with China in many fields such as economy， trade， science and technology， tourism and culture， and expand exports of non-coal mining products， industrial products， agricultural and animal husbandry products to China. More Chinese enterprises are welcome to invest in Colombia.

Mayor Quintero said that the signing of the MOU on establishing sister city relations between Medellin and Chongqing is an important part of local exchanges and cooperation between Colombia and China， which is of special significance. Medellin and Chongqing are both beautiful mountainous cities with strong industrial， trade and economic development. It is hoped that the two sides will further strengthen scientific and technological cooperation and people-to-people exchanges， endow friendly city relations with rich connotation， and promote cooperation to achieve more fruitful results.

Counsellor Xu Wei said that Chongqing and Medellin have officially become sister cities， which has been a significant step in advancing the development of China-Colombia bilateral relations， and will bring fruitful results in China-Colombia relations and benefits to the people of the two countries.

Ambassador Monsalve said that the friendship between Chongqing and Medellin is one of his major working goals since his tenure as ambassador. The signing of the MOU is of special significance and marks the beginning of solid friendship between the two cities. Such relation contains enormous potential and complementarity and will make important contributions to the development of China-Colombia relations and the consolidation of both countries' exchanges and cooperation. I wish the friendship between the two cities more fruitful results in the new stage. The Colombian Embassy in China is willing to provide assistance and work together to realize the beautiful blueprint.

Director Wu Zhengping introduced that on the basis of the successful holding of the physical exhibition in 2019， the Trade Development Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce of China， Colombia International Trade Administration and Chongqing Municipal Commission of Commerce jointly held the 2021 China Brand Show （Colombia） Exhibition， which adopted the exhibition mode of online and offline synchronous interaction and organic integration. The online exhibition was successfully held on the online platform China Brand store from April 20 to May 20. Offline exhibition set up a one-year offline physical product Display Center in Medellin Premium Plaza Business Center to help enterprises display and sell products， implement and track existing orders and expand new customers by combining online and offline forms. In the future， the Ministry of Commerce will continue to build a better platform for deepening China Colombia bilateral economic and trade cooperation， provide more cooperation opportunities and better services， and propel China-Colombia economic and trade cooperation to achieve practical results.

Director Eleonora Betancur González said that the signing of the MOU on the establishment of sister cities between Chongqing and Medellin is a solid step forward in the development of bilateral relations. Medellin is a very important city in Colombia. Twinning up with Chongqing will eventually benefit the citizens of the two cities. The China Brand Show （Colombia） Exhibition is a platform to display and sell high-quality Chinese products and will contribute to shortening the distance between the two countries.

At the event site， mayor Tang Liangzhi and mayor Quintero signed the MOU on Establishing Sister City Relations between Chongqing， China and Medellin， Colombia online; the two places held the opening ceremony of Chongqing Commodity （Colombia） Display Center at the same time to witness the unveiling of the center. Mayor Tang Liangzhi and relevant leaders visited the product exhibition of 10 enterprises such as Changan Auto and Chongqing Sokon Industrial Group at the Chongqing conference site to understand the main products， technology research and development， market sales， etc.

Located in the Premium Plaza Business Center in Medellin， Colombia， with an exhibition area of 1，500 square meters， Chongqing Commodity （Colombia） Display Center will accommodate key Chongqing enterprises such as Sokon， Changan， Feiniu and Huifan， etc. The Display Center adopts the method of "offline Exhibition + online docking"， showcases the exhibits in the showroom through Medellin's local promotion team， and selects counterpart buyers to negotiate online with Chongqing enterprises and facilitates cooperation. The Display Center can provide a series of comprehensive foreign trade services such as warehousing， logistics， customs clearance， after-sales and promotion. At the same time， it is also able to provide two-way investment and trade consulting and assistance services for enterprises in Chongqing and Colombia.

Co-organized by Chongqing Municipal Government and Medellin Municipal Government of Colombia， the event is supported by the Ministry of Commerce， Industry and Tourism， Columbia and the Trade Development Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce， and undertaken by the Foreign Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People's Government and the Municipal Commission of Commerce.