The third China-Central and Eastern European Countries Expo and International Consumer Goods Expo opened in Ningbo on the 16th. Wang Yong, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.
Wang Yong pointed out that in recent years, with the joint efforts of all parties, the economic and trade cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European countries has achieved fruitful results. This year marks the start of the second 10-year cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European countries. China is willing to work with all parties to earnestly implement the important consensus reached by President Xi Jinping and the leaders of Central and Eastern European countries, and continue to uphold the principles of extensive consultation, joint contribution, pragmatic balance, and openness. based on the principles of inclusiveness, innovation and progress, we will continue to promote the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road", unleash the potential of cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European countries, and jointly promote the steady and long-term practical cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European countries.
At the opening ceremony, Yi Lianhong, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Director of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress, Guo Tingting, Vice Minister of Commerce, Sjardo Peter, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Economics of Hungary, delivered speeches, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Sinisa Ma Leigh Video Speech. Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Governor Wang Hao presided over the event. Ren Zhenhe, Deputy Secretary of the Gansu Provincial Party Committee and Governor of Gansu Province, Ren Hongbin, Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and Tanaskovic, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Resources of Serbia attended the meeting.
On behalf of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Government and the people of the whole province, Yi Lianhong welcomed the Chinese and foreign guests attending the Expo. He said that Zhejiang and Central and Eastern European countries adhere to platform-driven, complementary advantages, and expanded coverage and improved quality. The "base" of cooperation is getting stronger and stronger, the "road" of cooperation is getting wider and wider, and the "fruits" of cooperation are getting more and more. We will unswervingly march forward along the path guided by President Xi Jinping, innovate the conference mechanism, deepen interaction and linkage, improve service levels, and promote Zhejiang and Central and Eastern European countries to deepen practical cooperation and join hands for the future.
Relevant national envoys to China, relevant central and national ministries and commissions, relevant responsible persons of brother provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions), leaders of provinces and cities of Hangzhou and Ningbo, Peng Jiaxue, Lu Shan, Zhang Yanyun, Zhang Xuewei, Yao Gaoyuan, Tang Feifan and Xu Yuning attended the opening ceremony.
On the afternoon of the 15th, Wang Yong also attended the opening ceremony of the seventh meeting of the China-CEEC Joint Chamber of Commerce. He expressed the hope that the China-Central and Eastern European Countries Joint Chamber of Commerce will continue to play a good role as a bridge and bond, and make positive contributions to promoting friendly exchanges and deepening cooperation between the two sides. Wang Hao delivered a speech at the meeting, and Peng Jiaxue and Lu Shan attended the meeting.