南非豪登省省长勒苏非来渝访问

From June 20 to 23， Panyaza Lesufi， the Premier of Gauteng Province， South Africa， led a delegation including Tsaneem Motara， the vice premier charging economic affairs and Matome Chiloane， the vice premier charging educational affairs， to Chongqing.

On June 20， Hu Henghua， Deputy Secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee and Mayor of Chongqing， met the delegation. He welcomed Panyaza Lesufi and other delegation members and introduced the economic and social development of Chongqing. Hu Henghua also expressed wishes to further strengthen economic， trade and people-to-people exchanges between the two sides and to cooperate in industries， infrastructure and sister-city relationship. Lesufi said that Gauteng is ready to strengthen strategic cooperation with Chongqing and work to make progress in areas including energy， transportation， education， medical services and so on.

On June 21， Chongqing-Gauteng Infrastructure Development Seminar was held in the Chongqing Foreign Affairs Building. In the seminar， Lesufi delivered a speech; Motara and representatives of the Urban Planning Office of Gauteng Province introduced infrastructure development and urban planning in Gauteng Province and expressed their willingness to cooperate with Chongqing. Representatives from the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development， Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources and Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Transportation introduced the urban construction， urban planning and transportation system of Chongqing respectively. They said that Chongqing and Gauteng share similarities in topography and landscape and cooperation between the two sides is highly potential. Practical suggestions for cooperation in infrastructure were put forward. The seminar was also joined by representatives from more than 10 infrastructure-related businesses in Chongqing， including Chongqing City Transportation Development & Investment Group， TYLI China， CISDI， Chongqing Architectural Design Institute and so on. Participants introduced themselves， their strengths， advantages and potential for future cooperation in detail.

During the visit， the delegation learned about the development of the rail transit system and public security system at community level in Chongqing. They also attended the 2023 Anju Dragon Boat Festival， experiencing the traditional Chinese culture.

6月20日至23日，南非豪登省省長勒苏非率团访渝。豪登省分管经济副省长莫塔拉、分管教育副省长奇洛恩随同来访。

20日，市委副书记、市长胡衡华会见了勒苏非一行。胡衡华代表市委、市政府欢迎勒苏非来渝访问，并介绍重庆的经济社会发展情况，希望进一步加强双方经贸往来和人文交流，在产业发展、基础设施建设、友城建设等方面合作。勒苏非表示，愿拓展与重庆的战略合作，推动双方在能源、交通、教育、医疗等方面合作不断取得新成果。

21日，重庆市—豪登省基础设施建设交流会在市外事大楼举行。勒苏非省长致辞，莫塔拉副省长、豪登省城市规划厅负责人介绍豪登省基础设施建设、城市规划等方面情况及与重庆合作的意向。重庆市住房城乡建委、市规划自然资源局、市交通局分别介绍我市城市建设、城市规划、交通体系建设等方面情况，认为重庆与豪登省在地形地貌上有相似之处，有广泛合作空间，并提出基础设施建设领域系列务实合作建议。重庆基础设施建设领域十余家企业代表参会。重庆交通开投集团、林同棪国际、中冶赛迪、重庆市设计院有关负责人结合自身特色优势、与外方合作意向作了详细推介。

访问期间，代表团一行还考察了重庆轨道交通建设、基层警务等方面情况，并出席2023安居古城端午非遗龙舟会，体验中国传统文化。