Source: Cailian News

On July 19, Huang Qiang, Party chief of Jilin province, met with a delegation led by French Ambassador to China Bertrand Lortholary in Changchun.

On July 19, Huang Qiang, Party chief of Jilin province, meets with a delegation led by French Ambassador to China Bertrand Lortholary in Changchun. Photo/Zhang Ye
On behalf of the provincial Party committee and the provincial government, Huang Qiang extended a warm welcome to the delegation and expressed heartfelt thanks to all walks of life in France for their care and support for Jilin province. After a brief introduction of Jilin's economic and social development, Huang said that this year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. President Xi Jinping highly regards the development of China-France ties, Huang noted, adding that Xi recently paid his third state visit to France. For a long time, Jilin has actively participated in China-France practical cooperation and achieved a series of fruitful results. Jilin is willing to work with France to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, further deepen economic and trade cooperation, leverage complementary strengths in key industries, strengthen cultural and tourism exchanges, promote friendly interactions at all levels, and make positive contributions to ushering in an even brighter future of the China-France relationship. Huang wished the Paris Olympics a full success,
Bertrand Lortholary said that France and Jilin have a solid foundation and enormous potential for cooperation. They will strive to promote cooperation in such areas as automobiles, tourism, new energy, agriculture and ecological protection, strengthen exchanges in science, technology, education, culture and art, and keep expanding the space for exchanges and cooperation between the two sides.