重庆市与乍得恩贾梅纳市签署建立友好城市关系协议书

杨艳

10月12日，重慶市与乍得恩贾梅纳市建立友好城市关系协议书签署仪式，通过线上方式在渝州宾馆举行。重庆市委副书记、市长唐良智，恩贾梅纳市市长阿里，中国驻乍得大使李津津，乍得驻华大使朱恩贝出席活动并致辞。恩贾梅纳市副市长布拉伊姆，以及双方相关职能部门负责人、企业和媒体代表参加活动。重庆市政府副市长蔡允革主持活动仪式。

唐良智在致辞中代表市委、市政府，代表陈敏尔书记，向为重庆市与恩贾梅纳市建立友好城市关系辛勤付出的各位朋友表示感谢。唐良智说，习近平主席在致函塞内加尔总统祝贺中非合作论坛成立20周年时，强调要推动中非全面战略合作伙伴关系取得更大发展，构建更加紧密的中非命运共同体，为我们深化合作指明了方向、提供了遵循。近年来，在中非合作论坛和中非地方政府合作论坛机制引领下，重庆与乍得的友好交往不断深化。特别是双方携手抗疫、相互支持，体现了守望相助、共克时艰的深厚情谊。当前，重庆正紧紧围绕把习近平主席殷殷嘱托全面落实在重庆大地上这条主线，抢抓成渝地区双城经济圈建设重大机遇，加快建设内陆开放高地、山清水秀美丽之地，推动高质量发展、创造高品质生活，努力在推进新时代西部大开发中发挥支撑作用、在推进共建“一带一路”中发挥带动作用、在推进长江经济带绿色发展中发挥示范作用。今年上半年，全市地区生产总值增长12.8%，经济运行稳中有进，高质量发展动能持续增强，“十四五”开局起步态势良好。重庆市与恩贾梅纳市缔结友好城市，是落实中非合作论坛北京峰会共识的具体行动，是深化中国与乍得友好关系的务实举措。面向未来，重庆愿与恩贾梅纳进一步拓展汽摩、电子、医疗器械、石油、矿产、农产品等领域经贸合作，扩大双方在基础设施建设、农业机械、食品加工等领域的投资和贸易，加强教育、卫生、文化、体育、培训等领域合作。恩贾梅纳位于乍得主要河流沙里河和洛贡河两河汇合处，重庆是长江、嘉陵江两江汇流，两座城市同样江河交汇，两地人民同样热情好客。我们欢迎乍得朋友多到重庆走一走、看一看，感受这座“山水之城·美丽之地”的独特魅力。

恩贾梅纳市市长阿里向促成恩贾梅纳市与重庆市建立友好城市关系的各方朋友表示感谢。他说，两市签署建立友好城市关系协议书，是乍得和中国长期坦诚合作的成果，是两国地方间交流合作的重要内容，为恩贾梅纳市提供了重要的发展机遇，有利于在疫情后恢复发展经济。我们将与重庆市进一步深化交流，推动双方合作取得更加丰硕的成果，打造内涵丰富的全方位友城关系。

中国驻乍得大使李津津表示，当前中乍两国在“一带一路”框架下各领域合作不断深化，两国关系发展面临提质增速新机遇。期待两市持续挖掘合作潜力，丰富合作内涵，为中乍友好注入新活力。

乍得驻华大使朱恩贝表示，重庆市与恩贾梅纳市建立友好城市关系协议书的正式签署，标志着乍中两国双赢伙伴关系得到进一步扩大、丰富和巩固;与重庆结为友好城市有利于恩贾梅纳市经济在疫情后迅速恢复，强化其自身建设能力。

活动现场，唐良智市长与阿里市长共同签署《中华人民共和国重庆市与乍得共和国恩贾梅纳市建立友好城市关系协议书》。双方将在平等互利基础上，共同促进两市在经贸人文等多个领域开展深入交流与合作。

乍得共和国位于非洲中部，撒哈拉沙漠南缘，面积128.4万平方公里，是世贸组织框架下非洲“棉花四国”之一，中部非洲地区主要畜产国。恩贾梅纳市是乍得共和国首都和第一大城市，人口约113万，建城历史悠久，是乍得最大工业中心和交通枢纽，文化教育中心和新兴的旅游业中心。

On October 12， the Signing Ceremony of the Agreement on Establishing Sister City Relations between Chongqing and N'Djamena， Chad was held online in Yuzhou Hotel. Tang Liangzhi， deputy secretary and mayor of CPC Chongqing Committee， Ali Moustapha， mayor of N'Djamena， Li Jinjin， Chinese ambassador to Chad， and Maitine Djoumbe， Chadian ambassador to China， attended the event and delivered speeches. Brahim Abdou Mahammad Choua， deputy mayor of N'Djamena， heads of relevant functional departments of both parties， representatives of enterprises and media attended the event. Cai Yunge， vice mayor of Chongqing Municipal People's Government， presided over the ceremony.

In his speech， Tang Liangzhi， on behalf of the CPC Chongqing Committee and Chongqing Municipal People's Government as well as secretary Chen Miner， expressed his gratitude to all friends who have worked hard for the establishment of sister city relations between Chongqing and N'Djamena. Tang Liangzhi said that when President Xi Jinping sent a letter to President of Senegal to congratulate the 20th anniversary of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation， he stressed the need to push forward the comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation between China and Africa to achieve greater development and to build closer Sino-African community of shared future， which provided the direction and basis for us to deepen cooperation. In recent years， under the guidance of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and the Mechanism on China-Africa Local Government Cooperation Forum， the friendly exchanges between Chongqing and Chad have been constantly deepened. In particular， the two sides join hands to fight the COVID-19 epidemic and support each other， which reflects the profound friendship of helping each other overcome difficulties. At present， we are closely focusing on the main task of fully implementing President Xi Jinping's ardent expectations towards Chongqing， seizing the key opportunities for the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle， accelerating the construction of an inland opening-up high ground and a land of natural beauty， promoting high-quality development and creating high-quality life， and striving to play a supporting role in pushing forward western development in a new era， as well as playing a leading role in driving the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and an exemplary role in the green development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. In the first half of this year， the regional GDP of Chongqing totalled 1.29 trillion yuan， achieved an increase of 12.8%. The city's economy made steady progress with the high-quality development momentum continuously growing and the "14th Five-Year Plan" started soundly. The twinning of sister cities between Chongqing and N'Djamena is a concrete action to implement the consensus of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and a pragmatic measure to deepen friendly relations between China and Chad. Facing the future， Chongqing is willing to further expand economic and trade cooperation with N'Djamena in the fields of automotive and motorcycle， electronics， medical instrument， petroleum， minerals and agricultural products， expand investment and trade in infrastructure construction， agricultural machinery and food processing， and strengthen cooperation in education， health， culture， sports and training. N'Djamena is located at the confluence of Shari River and  Logone River， which are two main rivers in Chad. Chongqing is where Yangtze River and Jialing River join each other. Both two cities are marked by river confluence and equally hospitable peoples. We welcome Chadian friends to visit Chongqing and feel the unique charm of this "A Land of Natural Beauty·A City with Cultural Appeal".

Ali Moustapha， mayor of N'Djamena， thanked to friends from all parties who helped N'Djamena establish sister city relations with Chongqing. He said that the signing of the agreement on establishing sister city relations between the two cities is the result of long-term candid cooperation between Chad and China and a key dimension of local exchanges and cooperation between the two countries， thus providing an major opportunity for N'Djamena to develop and restore economic development after the epidemic. We will further deepen exchanges with Chongqing， promote bilateral cooperation to achieve more fruitful results， and create an all-round sister city relation with rich connotation.

Li Jinjin， Chinese Ambassador to Chad， said that the current cooperation between China and Chad in various fields under the framework of the “Belt and Road” is constantly deepening， and the development of bilateral relations is facing new opportunities for higher quality and speed. It is expected that the two cities will continue to tap into the potential of cooperation， enrich the connotation of cooperation and inject new vitality into China-Chad friendship.

Maitine Djoumbe， Chadian ambassador to China said that the formal signing of the Agreement on Establishing Sister City Relations between Chongqing and N'Djamena marks the further expansion， enrichment and consolidation of the win-win partnership between Chad and China; twinning up with Chongqing is conducive to the rapid economic recovery of N'Djamena after the epidemic and can strengthen its own construction capacity.

At the event site， Mayor Tang Liangzhi and mayor Ali Moustapha jointly signed the Agreement on Establishing Sister City Relations between Chongqing of the People's Republic of China and N'Djamena of the Republic of Chad. On the basis of equality and mutual benefit， the two sides will jointly promote in-depth exchanges and cooperation between the two cities in many fields such as economy， trade and people-to-people exchanges.

Located in Central Africa and the southern verge of the Sahara desert， the Republic of Chad covers an area of 1，284，000 square kilometers as one of the "four cotton countries" in Africa under the framework of WTO and the main livestock producing country in Central Africa. N'Djamena is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Chad， with a population of about 1.13 million. With a long built history， N'Djamena is the largest industrial center and transportation hub， cultural and educational center and emerging tourism center in Chad.