胡衡华会见哥伦比亚驻华大使卡夫雷拉

On June 15， Hu Henghua， Deputy Secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee and Mayor of Chongqing， met with H.E. Sergio Cabrera， Ambassador of Columbia to China.

Zhang Guozhi， Vice Mayor of Chongqing and Luo Qingquan， Secretary-General of the Chongqing Municipal Government， attended the meeting.

Hu Henghua welcomed H.E. Sergio Cabrera on behalf of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee and the Chongqing Municipal Government. He mentioned that President Xi Jinping delivered a video speech in March 2021 to the people in Columbia， showing the way forward for the relationship between the two sides. Chongqing will fully implement the guiding principles of his speech and deepen the friendly cooperation between Chongqing and Columbia. Chongqing is now putting into practice the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress and propelling Chengdu-Chongqing Twin-Hub Mega Region and the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor （ILSTC） to build a modern socialist new Chongqing in all respects. In recent years， major achievements have been made through cooperation between two sides in multiple sectors. In 2021， Chongqing participated in China Brand Show （Columbia） as the guest city of honor and set up the Chongqing Brand Exhibition Center （Columbia） in Medellin. Chongqing is ready to work with Columbia in strengthening people-to-people exchange and expand cooperation in sectors including investment， trade， tourism， education， art， sports， and so on to bring benefits to the two peoples.

H.E. Sergio Cabrera noted that Chongqing is an important economic hub for opening-up in Western China. This was his first visit to Chongqing and he had first-hand experiences of its charm. “Columbia is willing to deepen economic cooperation and people-to-people exchange between the two sides， strengthen ties between Chongqing and Medellin as sister cities and link business circles from the two sides. Columbia welcomes investors from Chongqing to invest and start businesses.”

Attendees also included representatives from departments of Chongqing.

6月15日，市委副書记、市长胡衡华会见了哥伦比亚驻华大使卡夫雷拉。

副市长张国智，市政府秘书长罗清泉参加。

胡衡华代表市委、市政府欢迎卡夫雷拉来渝访问。他说，2021年3月，习近平主席向哥伦比亚民众发表视频讲话，为中哥关系发展指明了方向。重庆将积极落实习近平主席重要讲话精神，持续深化与哥伦比亚友好合作。当前，我们正深入贯彻中共二十大精神，加快成渝地区双城经济圈建设、陆海新通道建设等国家战略实施，全面建设现代化新重庆。近年来，重庆与哥伦比亚在诸多领域合作取得明显成效，特别是2021年，重庆作为主宾市参加了中国品牌商品（哥伦比亚）展，并在麦德林市设立了重庆商品（哥伦比亚）展示中心。我们愿与哥方一道，进一步加强人员往来，拓展投资贸易、文旅、教育、艺术、体育等领域合作，更好造福两地人民。

卡夫雷拉说，重庆是中国西部地区重要经济中心和开放门户，这是我第一次来到重庆访问，亲身感受到了这座城市的独特魅力。我们愿进一步加强与重庆的经贸合作和人文交流，推动麦德林市与重庆市深化友城交往，积极为双方工商界交流合作牵线搭桥，欢迎更多重庆企业赴哥伦比亚投资兴业。

市有关部门负责人参加。