On March 21， Yuan Jiajun， Secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee， and Hu Henghua， Deputy Secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee and Mayor of Chongqing， had a meeting in Chongqing with representatives of diplomatic envoys in China.

High-level diplomats from 26 countries and regions in Europe， Africa， and Asia attended the meeting， including Albania， Luxembourg， Mauritania， Mali， Slovenia， Guinea-Bissau， Algeria， Yemen， Lesotho， Sudan， Botswana， Guinea， and Malta， among which 13 were ambassadors to China. Wu Hongbo， Special Representative of the Chinese Government on European Affairs， Li Mingqing， Deputy Secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee， and other city leaders， including Luo Lin and Zhang Guozhi， attended the meeting.

Yuan Jiajun， on behalf of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee and Chongqing Municipal Government， extended a warm welcome to the diplomatic envoys and presented Chongqings economic and social development. Yuan noted that Chongqing is the only municipality directly reporting to the central government in central and western China， enjoying outstanding advantages in its location. It is a strategically important place with complete categories of industries， thus playing a unique and vital role in Chinas regional development and opening up endeavors.

Currently， Chongqing is fully implementing the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress and President Xi Jinpings important instructions and requirements for Chongqing. By building Chengdu-Chongqing Twin-Hub Mega-Region， we are promoting the development of the megacity of Chongqing and facilitating the integrated development of villages， mountainous areas， and the Three Gorges Reservoir Area. We are building a new Chongqing of socialist modernization in all respects， pursuing ecology-first and green development to forge an important driver for high-quality national growth.

The modern industrial system is under construction， with two industrial clusters， each worth over one trillion yuan， namely NEV and ICV industry and Electronic Information Manufacturing. Progress is speeding up in industrial upgrades， structure optimization， and improvement in both quality and efficiency. Efforts will be intensified to promote scientific and technological innovation as well as the coordinated development of education， science and technology， and talent. Chongqing prioritizes industrial innovation and continues to foster new growth drivers. We are redoubling efforts to improve peoples life， accelerating the building of infrastructures like transportation， and enhancing public services such as healthcare， thus ensuring a greater sense of gains， happiness， security， and recognition.

All the progress will not be secured without reform and opening up. On the way forward， therefore， we will be more closely centered around reform and opening up. Chongqing is fully integrated into the Belt and Road cooperation and the Yangtze Economic Belt and accelerates the development of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. We have been focusing on building an all-round， multi-level， and wide-ranging opening-up paradigm， improving the development of the open economy， and speeding up exploring new horizons of opening up in Chongqing. This visit is an excellent opportunity to deepen pragmatic cooperation in economy， trade， industry， culture， education， and tourism， deepen friendship， and create a better future for all.

H.E. Selim Belortaja， chief of the delegation and the Ambassador of Albania to China， highly appreciated the warm hospitality and congratulated Chongqing on its remarkable economic and social development achievements. He noted they were glad to visit Chongqing， a modern metropolis full of vitality after the COVID-19 pandemic. Ambassadors saw the harmonious pictures between humans and nature with their own eyes and felt the unlimited potential of Chongqings development. As a hub， Chongqing is essential in advancing the Belt and Road cooperation. Together with all delegates， he is willing to continue to promote Chongqing， deepen exchanges in various fields， and bring practical cooperation to a new height.

Wu Hongbo thanked the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee and the Chongqing Municipal Government for the extraordinary arrangement and thoughtful reception for this visit to Chongqing. He noted that this is the first visit of diplomatic envoys in China to visit places outside of Beijing after the successful 20th CPC National Congress and the two sessions in 2023， which is of great and far-reaching significance. Chongqing is a charming city with excellent talent， a rich cultural heritage， and a long history of revolutionary efforts. In recent years， achievements in economic and social development in Chongqing have been impressive. It is hoped that the delegates could gain a deeper understanding of Chinas firm resolution to promote reform and opening up and share development dividends and opportunities by seeing the modernization efforts of Chongqing. Diplomatic envoys were expected to promote Chongqing to the world and advance the cooperation between Chongqing and other countries for more fruitful outcomes.

Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant municipal departments attended the event.

Text/Chongqing Daily

3月21日，市委書記袁家軍，市委副書記、市長胡衡華會見了來渝訪問的部分國家駐華使節(jié)代表團。

來自歐洲、非洲、亞洲的阿爾巴尼亞、盧森堡、毛里塔尼亞、馬里、斯洛文尼亞、幾內(nèi)亞比紹、阿爾及利亞、也門、萊索托、蘇丹、博茨瓦納、幾內(nèi)亞、馬耳他等26個國家和地區(qū)的高級別外交官參加，其中駐華大使13位。中國政府歐洲事務(wù)特別代表吳紅波，市委副書記李明清，市領(lǐng)導(dǎo)羅藺、張國智參加。

袁家軍代表市委、市政府歡迎各位使節(jié)來渝訪問，介紹了重慶經(jīng)濟社會發(fā)展有關(guān)情況。袁家軍說，重慶是中國中西部地區(qū)唯一的直轄市，區(qū)位優(yōu)勢突出、戰(zhàn)略地位重要、產(chǎn)業(yè)門類齊全，在國家區(qū)域發(fā)展和對外開放格局中具有獨特而重要的作用。當(dāng)前，我們正全面貫徹落實中共二十大精神，認真落實習(xí)近平主席對重慶的重要指示要求，以成渝地區(qū)雙城經(jīng)濟圈建設(shè)為總抓手總牽引，以超大城市發(fā)展帶動鄉(xiāng)村、山區(qū)、庫區(qū)融合發(fā)展，堅持生態(tài)優(yōu)先、綠色發(fā)展，全面建設(shè)社會主義現(xiàn)代化新重慶，全力打造帶動全國高質(zhì)量發(fā)展的重要增長極和新的動力源。積極構(gòu)建現(xiàn)代化產(chǎn)業(yè)體系，打造智能網(wǎng)聯(lián)新能源汽車和電子信息制造兩大萬億級產(chǎn)業(yè)集群等，加快產(chǎn)業(yè)升級、結(jié)構(gòu)優(yōu)化、質(zhì)效提升步伐。大力推動科技創(chuàng)新，統(tǒng)籌推進教育、科技、人才工作，把創(chuàng)新著力點放在產(chǎn)業(yè)創(chuàng)新上，不斷塑造發(fā)展新動能新優(yōu)勢。全力提高生活品質(zhì)，持續(xù)加快交通等基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施建設(shè)，提升醫(yī)療衛(wèi)生等公共服務(wù)水平，讓人民群眾有更多的獲得感、幸福感、安全感和認同感。重慶的發(fā)展得益于改革開放，未來的發(fā)展有賴于改革開放。我們?nèi)嫒谌牍步ā耙粠б宦贰焙烷L江經(jīng)濟帶發(fā)展，加快建設(shè)陸海新通道等，著力構(gòu)建全方位、多層次、寬領(lǐng)域?qū)ν忾_放格局，提升開放型經(jīng)濟發(fā)展水平，加快建設(shè)內(nèi)陸開放高地。愿以各位使節(jié)此訪為契機，深化與各國在經(jīng)貿(mào)、產(chǎn)業(yè)、文化、教育、旅游等領(lǐng)域的務(wù)實合作，進一步增進友誼，共創(chuàng)美好未來。

代表團團長、阿爾巴尼亞駐華大使塞利姆·貝洛爾塔亞代表來訪使節(jié)感謝重慶的熱情接待，對重慶經(jīng)濟社會發(fā)展取得的顯著成績表示祝賀。他說，我們很高興在疫情結(jié)束后來到重慶這座充滿生機與活力的現(xiàn)代化大都市訪問。在這里，使節(jié)們親眼見到了人與自然和諧共生的美好圖景，充分感受到重慶發(fā)展的無限潛力。重慶作為樞紐城市，在共建“一帶一路”中發(fā)揮著重要作用。愿與各國駐華使節(jié)一道，更好地宣傳推介重慶，持續(xù)深化各領(lǐng)域交流交往，推動務(wù)實合作邁上新臺階。

吳紅波感謝重慶市委、市政府為此次駐華使節(jié)訪渝所作的精心安排和周到接待。他表示，這是在中共二十大成功舉辦和2023年全國兩會勝利召開后，外交部組織的首批駐華使節(jié)赴地方參訪，意義重大而深遠。重慶山河秀美、人杰地靈，有著深厚的文化底蘊和悠久的革命傳統(tǒng)。近年來，重慶經(jīng)濟社會發(fā)展取得的成績令人印象深刻。希望使節(jié)們通過了解重慶推動現(xiàn)代化的生動實踐，更加深刻地感受到中國推動改革開放的堅定決心、與世界分享發(fā)展紅利和機遇的鮮明態(tài)度。希望各位使節(jié)更多地宣傳推介重慶，推動各國與重慶友好合作取得更大成績。

外交部，市有關(guān)部門負責(zé)人參加。

文/重慶日報