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● 重庆市人民政府外事办公室挂牌

10月25日，重庆市人民政府外事办公室正式挂牌，副市长刘桂平出席挂牌活动并揭牌。

《重庆市机构改革方案》明确，在市政府外事侨务办公室外事工作职责基础上，组建市政府外事办公室，作为市政府组成部门，保留市政府港澳事务办公室牌子，不再保留市政府外事侨务办公室。

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● 瑞典西哥特兰省省督安德士·丹尼尔森成功访渝

10月23日至25日，瑞典西哥特兰省省督安德士·丹尼尔森率团来渝访问。23日下午，市委副书记、市长唐良智会见丹尼尔森一行并在市外事大楼共同签署了两市省建立友好合作关系谅解备忘录。根据签署的备忘录，双方将进一步推动双边关系，加强两地友好与合作，共同支持和促进两地全方位互利友好合作关系的发展。丹尼尔森表示，重庆山水秀美，人文厚重，经济社会发展势头强劲。西哥特兰省很高兴与重庆建立友好合作关系，愿进一步深化双方的交流合作，拓展合作领域，提高合作层次，互学互鉴、互利共赢。

● 李谦与澳大利亚驻成都总领事林明皓举行工作会谈

10月23日，市政府外办主任李谦与澳大利亚驻成都总领事林明皓举行工作会谈。

李谦表示，重庆市政府外办重视与澳大利亚驻成都总领事馆的合作，希望双方创新工作互动机制，推动双方合作取得更大成效。他提议重庆市政府外办与澳大利亚驻成都总领事馆建立合作机制，重点拓展双边贸易、延伸南向通道、加强智能制造及智慧城市等领域的合作，全面提升合作水平。

林明皓说，目前的工作计划有很多方面与李谦主任的提议不谋而合。澳大利亚驻成都总领事馆将认真与重庆市政府外办做好项目谋划，加强在“一带一路”框架，特别是“南向通道”建设的合作，共同努力推动重庆和澳大利亚在科技创新、智能技术、飞机直航、农业、教育、文化等领域开展交流与合作。

● 唐文与柬埔寨驻华大使馆公使衔参赞铁弓工作会谈

10月19日，市政府外办副主任唐文在市外事大楼与柬埔寨驻华大使馆公使衔参赞铁弓、柬埔寨驻渝总领事马瓦纳一行3人进行工作会谈。

唐文介绍了重庆市经济社会发展情况，特别介绍了重庆的区位优势和与东盟国家公路运输互联互通的情况，希望与柬埔寨在经贸、旅游、农业等领域加强交流合作。铁弓表示，重庆是中国西部地区唯一的直辖市，发展势头强劲，两地间的国际公路运输互联互通具有很大潜力。为推动两地间经贸务实合作，搭建合作平台，柬埔寨将在重庆设立商务中心，并举办经贸、旅游专题推介会。唐文对此表示欢迎，愿意积极配合为商务中心的开设提供支持和便利。

● 韩国第四次工业革命委员会委员高晋一行来渝访问

应我驻韩国大使馆邀请，韩国第四次工业革命委员会委员高晋一行8人于10月28日至30日来渝访问。29日，代表团一行在市科技局了解了重庆智能产业相关发展情况，双方就重庆市与韩国在智慧城市、智能制造等领域的交流与合作交换了意见。在渝期间，代表团还访问了重庆超力公司、中科院重庆绿色智能技术研究院等企业与科研机构，考察了WFC与新华国际智慧停车场项目，以及人脸识别、石墨烯等技术的研发和应用情况。

● 法中友协联合会代表团一行来渝访问

应全国对外友协的邀请，以阿兰·拉巴特主席为团长的法中友协联合会代表团一行7人，于10月15日至19日来渝进行访问。

法中友协联合会成立于1993年，该会长期坚持向法国公众宣传中国现状和政策，成为法国地方政府关于中国现状与国情的咨询机构。代表团此次访问重庆，希望能进一步全面了解“一带一路”建设的深刻内涵，以便更好地在法做友华宣传工作。

在渝期间，代表团一行拜会了市发展改革委、中新示范项目管理局，考察了仙桃数据谷、西部物流园等，详细地了解了重庆社会经济发展状况，以及重庆在“一带一路”建设中所发挥的重要作用。

● “轻轨建设者”手印纪念墙广场向公众开放

10月31日，日本国驻重庆总领事小松道彦、重庆市人民政府外事办公室副主任唐文、渝中区副区长邓光怀及重庆轨道集团负责人等嘉宾在轻轨2号线佛图关站，共同见证焕然一新的“轻轨建设者”手印纪念墙广场对市民和游客开放。

这面“轻轨建设者”手印纪念墙及“重庆轻轨建设大事记”纪念碑，于2005年落成，为了纪念重庆第一条轨道交通—轻轨2号线建设者的辛勤付出，包括一批给予宝贵技术支持和参与建设的日本友人。重庆轨道集团负责人介绍，经过两个月的修缮工作，为市民和游客参观创造了简朴而舒适的良好环境。下一步，他们还将在佛图关站周围设立指引牌，让更多重庆的市民和游客来参观这面见证中日友好合作的手印纪念墙。

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The Foreign Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People's Government being Inaugurated

On October 25, the Foreign Affairs Office of the Chongqing Municipal People's Government officially unveiled its nameplate, and Vice Mayor Liu Guiping attended the inauguration event and unveiled the plate.

The "Chongqing Municipal Institutional Reform Plan"clarifies that on the basis of the duties of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People"s Government, the Foreign Affairs Office of the Municipal Government is established as a municipal government body. While retaining the nameplate of the Municipal Government's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, the new office would no longer incorporate the Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office.

Sweden's Gotland Province Governor Anders Danielson Visited Chongqing

From October 23rd to 25th, the Governor of Sweden's Vastra Gotaland County, Anders Danielsson, led a delegation to visit Chongqing. On the afternoon of the 23rd, the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor Tang Liangzhi met with Danielsson and his party and signed a memorandum of understanding on the establishment of friendly ties and cooperation between the two cities and provinces in the Municipal Foreign Affairs Office. According to the signed memorandum, the two sides will further promote bilateral relations, strengthen friendship and cooperation between the two places, and jointly support and promote the development of all-round mutually beneficial and friendly relations between the two places. Danielson said that Chongqing has beautiful scenery, rich humanities and strong economic and social development. Gotland is very pleased to establish friendly and cooperative relations with Chongqing, and is also willing to further deepen exchanges and cooperation between the two sides, expand cooperation areas, improve cooperation levels, learn from each other, and benefit each other.

Li Qian Met Christopher Lim, Australian Consul General in Chengdu

On October 23, Li Qian, Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal Government, held a working meeting with Mr. Christopher Lim, Consul-General of Consulate General Australia in Chengdu.

Li Qian said that the Chongqing Municipal Foreign Affairs Office attaches great importance to the cooperation with the Australian Consulate General in Chengdu and hopes that the two sides will innovate the work interaction mechanism and promote greater cooperation between the two sides. He proposed that the Chongqing Municipal Foreign Affairs Office establish a cooperation mechanism with the Australian Consulate General in Chengdu, focusing on expanding bilateral trade, extending the southbound channel,strengthening cooperation in smart manufacturing and smart cities,and comprehensively improving the level of cooperation.

Mr. Lim expressed that there are many aspects of the current work plan coinciding with the proposal of Director Li Qian. The Australian Consulate General in Chengdu will conscientiously plan with the Chongqing Municipal Foreign Affairs Office to strengthen the cooperation under the “Belt and Road” framework, especially the “Southbound Passage”, and work together to promote mutual exchange and cooperation in the fields of technological innovation,smart technology, direct flight, agriculture, education and culture.

Tang Wen and the Ambassador of the Cambodian Royal Embassy in China

On October 19th, Tang Wen, deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Municipal Government, held a working meeting with the Ambassador& Counsellor of the Cambodian Royal Embassy in China, the Cambodian Consul General in Chongqing and his aide.

Mr Tang Wen introduced the economic and social development of Chongqing, and expounded on the location advantages of Chongqing and the interconnection and intercommunication with ASEAN countries. He hoped to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Cambodia in the fields of economy, trade, tourism and agriculture.According to his Cambodian counterpart, Chongqing is the only municipality directly under the central government in Western China. The development momentum is strong,and the international road transport interconnection between the two places has great potential. In order to promote economic and trade cooperation between the two places and build a cooperation platform, Cambodia will set up a business center in Chongqing and hold a special promotion conference on economy, trade and tourism.Tang Wen welcomes this move and is willing to actively cooperate to provide support and convenience for the opening of the business center.

South Korea’s National Assembly Special Committee of 4th Industrial Revolution Member Gao Jin and his entourage visited Chongqing

At the invitation of the Chinese Embassy in South Korea, Member of South Korea’s National Assembly Special Committee of 4th Industrial Revolution, Gao Jin and his party, visited Chongqing from October 28th to 30th. On the 29th, the delegation learned about the development of Chongqing's smart industry in the Municipal Science and Technology Bureau. The two sides exchanged views on exchanges and cooperation between Chongqing and South Korea in smart cities and smart manufacturing. During the visit, the delegation also visited enterprises and scientific research institutions like Chongqing Chaoli Company,Chongqing Institute of Green&Intelligent Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, etc., and inspected the WFC and Xinhua International Smart Car Parking project, as well as the development and application of face recognition,graphene and other technologies.

The delegation of the French-Chinese Friendship Association visited Chongqing

At the invitation of the National Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, a delegation of seven members of the Federation of French-Chinese Friendship Association( the Federation des Association Franco-Chinoises) headed by president Alan Labat came to visit from October 15th to 19th.

The French-Chinese Friendship Association was established in 1993. The association has long been publicizing the status quo and policies of China to the French public and becoming the advisory body of the French local government on China's current situation and national conditions. The delegation visited Chongqing this time and hoped to further understand the profound connotation of the construction of the “Belt and Road” in order to better serve in the Chinese-friendly publicity in France.

During the visit, the delegation paid a visit to the Municipal Development and Reform Commission and the China-Singapore Demonstration Project Management Bureau, and inspected the Xiantao Data Valley and the Western Logistics Park, and understood in details the social and economic development of Chongqing and the important role played by Chongqing in the construction of “Belt and Road”.

The “Light Rail Builder” Handprint Memorial Wall Square Open to the Public

On October 31st, Mr. Komatsu Michihiko, the Japanese Consul General in Chongqing, Tang Wen,the Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Chongqing Municipal People's Government, and Deng Guanghuai, the Deputy Director of Yuzhong District,and the heads of the Chongqing Railway Group,witnessed the opening ceremony of the brand-new"Light Rail Builder" handprint memorial wall square open to the public and tourists at the Fotuguan Station of the Light Rail Line 2.

This “light rail builder” handprint commemorative wall and the “Chongqing Light Rail Construction Memorabilia” monument were completed in 2005 to commemorate the hard work of the builders of the fi rst rail transit in Chongqing – Light Rail Line 2,including a group of Japanese who provided valuable technologies and involved in the construction. The person in charge of the Chongqing Railway Group introduced that after two months of repair work, it created a simple and comfortable environment for the citizens and tourists to visit. Their next step is to set up a signboard around the Fotuguan station to let more Chongqing citizens and tourists come to visit the handprint memorial wall witnessing the Sino-Japanese friendly cooperation.

Photo/Xiong Yi

Editor/ Xiong Yi Translator/He Jing