From July 1 to 3, H.E. Paulo Nascimento, Ambassador of Portugal to China, visited Chongqing. The leadership of the Chongqing Municipal Government met with the Ambassador.
H.E. Paulo Nascimento visited the Portugal Pavilion of the Eighth Western China Tourism Industry Expo and participated in the event “Time to Taste Portugal” held by Visit Portugal. With the promotion of the landscapes, cultural heritages, and food, the events opened the window for the citizens in Chongqing to have a better understanding of Portugal.
During his visit, H.E. Paulo Nascimento also paid a visit to Chongqing-Macao (Portuguese Speaking Countries) Economic and Trade Promotion Center. The views were exchanged with the Peoples Government of Jiangbei District to carry out mutual visits, enhance the international trade between Chongqing and Portugal, hold match-making events in cultural interactions and trade, strengthen cooperation in vocational education in tourism, and launch activities to promote people-to-people exchanges. H.E. Paulo Nascimento also attended the symposium to meet the representatives from China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Chongqing Committee and Sichuan International Studies University. Consensus was made in fields including complementing each other with their own strengths, enhancing trade and deepening the cooperation among universities.
Li Mingquan, Deputy Director-General of the Foreign Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal Peoples Government, attended the events.
7月1日至3日,葡萄牙駐华大使保罗·纳西门托来渝访问,市政府领导会见了大使一行。
保罗·纳西门托参观了第八届中国西部旅游产业博览会葡萄牙国家馆,并出席葡萄牙国家旅游局主办的“品味葡萄牙正当时”活动。通过对葡萄牙自然风光、文化遗产、美食风物等进行多维度推介,为广大重庆市民打开了解葡萄牙的窗口。
在渝期间,保罗·纳西门托还参访了渝澳(葡语系国家)经贸促进中心,就开展互访、扩大重庆与葡萄牙进出口贸易、举办人文经贸企业对接会、加强文旅职业教育合作、开展地方友好交往等与江北区政府交换了意见;与市贸促会和四川外国语大学座谈,就推动两地优势互补、加强经贸往来、深化高校校际合作等达成一致。
市政府外办副主任李明全陪同出席相关活动。