On November 12, the local cooperation council of China-Russia Friendship Committee for Peace and Development (CRFCPD) held a video conference, inviting local leaders of both countries to discuss how to give further play to the Local Cooperation Council, actively develop the communication platform for local leaders in both countries, and expand cooperation between local areas. Leading officials of the Beijing Foreign Affairs Office attended the conference on behalf of Beijing.
Yin Fei, level-I Inspector of the Foreign Affairs of the People's Government of Beijing Municipality, attended the video conference on behalf of Beijing
Representatives
of 13 local governments of both sides had in-depth discussions on
five aspects – giving better play to the Committee, boosting
intelligent trade with sci-tech innovation, advancing urban
development with refined energy mix, tapping the potential of
cooperation by facilitating cross-border logistics and
transportation, and deepening cooperation in mechanical
manufacturing. They affirmed the positive role of intensified
China-Russia local cooperation in the two countries' joint efforts
to combat the Covid-19 pandemic and promote post-pandemic
development, and explored new paths and advantageous areas for
further cooperation. Xia Baolong, chairman of the Chinese side of the
CRFCPD, and his Russian counterpart Boris Titov sent congratulatory
letters to the conference. Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui
and Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov delivered speeches at
the conference.
Russian
Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov was giving a speech.
The
China-Russia Friendship Committee for Peace and Development is a
non-government organization founded in 1997 upon the initiative of
the heads of China and Russia. With strong support from the Chinese
and Russian governments, the Committee has served as the main channel
of people-to-people friendly exchanges between the two countries. As
one of the 16 councils under the Committee, the local cooperation
council aims to implement the consensus on cooperation reached by
Chinese and Russian heads of state and promote friendly communication
and collaboration between Chinese and Russian local areas in various
fields.
Evgeny Kuyvashev, Governor of the Sverdlovsk Oblast region, is giving a speech.