重庆与柬埔寨金边市正式建立友好城市关系

4月1日，重庆市市长黄奇帆与柬埔寨首都金边市市长索契特旺签署了《中华人民共和国重庆市和柬埔寨王国金边市建立友好城市关系协议书》，标志着重庆市与金边市正式建立友好城市关系。金边市成为重庆市继与泰国首都曼谷市结好之后缔结的第二个外国首都城市。

柬埔寨以农业立国，土地资源丰富，全国80%以上的耕地用于种植稻谷。柬埔寨盛产柚木、铁木、紫檀等贵重的热带木材，种类达200多种，储量在10亿立方米以上。此外，柬埔寨拥有金、宝石、铝土、煤、铁等金属和非金属矿藏，开发潜力巨大。因此，柬埔寨可以成为我市企业实施“走出去”战略的重要海外市场和投资目的地。

根据协议，两市将进一步推进双方在经济、贸易、文化、教育、旅游等领域的实质性合作与交流，促进我市内陆开放高地的建设。

Chongqing and Phnom Penh, Cambodia Formally Established Sister-city Relations

On April 1, Mayor of Chongqing, Huang Qifan signed the People's Republic of China Chongqing and Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia established sister-city relationship agreement with the Mayor of Phnom Penh. This means two cities are formally established sister-city relations, Phnom Penh became the second foreign capital sister city following in Bangkok concluded with Chongqing.

Under the agreement, the two cities would further promote bilateral economic, trade, culture, education, tourism, and other areas of substantive cooperation and exchanges, promote the construction of inland open city heights.