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● 2019外国领事馆新春工作联谊会在渝举行

1月31日，由重庆市人民政府外事办公室、渝中区人民政府共同举办的“相约重庆·合作共赢——2019外国领事馆新春工作联谊会”在渝举行。匈牙利、英国、日本、加拿大、意大利、菲律宾、荷兰、埃塞俄比亚、丹麦、柬埔寨、波兰、法国、瑞士、德国、以色列、奥地利、新加坡、澳大利亚等18国驻渝蓉领事官员及家属、工作人员，部分在渝外国机构、企业负责人约260人出席了联谊会。

市政协副主席张玲、市政府外办主任李谦、渝中区委书记黄玉林出席并致辞，市教委、市商务委、市公安局出入境管理局、市文化旅游委等单位有关负责人参加活动。

相约重庆·合作共赢，2019外国领事馆新春工作联谊会在重庆举行。 摄影/唐安冰

联谊会上，匈牙利驻重庆总领事罗澜、波兰驻成都总领事卡夏，分别作为各国驻渝蓉领事机构官员代表致辞，各自总结了2018年与重庆的交流合作情况，并对新的一年表达了美好祝愿。联谊活动中，多国领事机构以及重庆有关单位献上了精彩纷呈的文艺节目。

● 李谦会见东盟国家驻华部分使节、驻渝蓉总领事和国际组织代表

1月8日，市政府外办主任李谦会见了来渝出席共建“陆海新通道”主题对话会的东盟国家驻华部分使节、驻渝蓉总领事和国际组织代表，包括泰国驻华大使毕力亚·针蓬、越南驻华公使衔参赞阮得成、中国——东盟中心秘书长陈德海，以及柬埔寨驻重庆总领事马瓦纳、菲律宾驻重庆总领事睿克山、泰国驻成都总领事吴威德等一行12人。

李谦介绍了重庆市经济社会发展以及“陆海新通道”建设情况，希望东盟国家积极参与共建“陆海新通道”，共享“陆海新通道”成果，推动通道进入高质量发展，深化中国——东盟命运共同体建设。

各位使节、驻渝蓉总领事和代表表示，“陆海新通道”建设为加强东盟与中国及重庆的交流合作搭建了新平台，希望进一步加强合作，推动东盟与重庆的全方位合作交流。

● 俄罗斯阿尔希波夫基金主席阿尔希波夫·伊万访渝

1月9日，市政府外办主任李谦在市外事大楼会见俄罗斯阿尔希波夫基金会主席阿尔希波夫·伊万一行。

俄罗斯是重庆在东欧地区的重要经贸人文合作伙伴，今年是中俄建交70周年，同时也是中俄地方合作交流年。李谦表示，希望俄罗斯阿尔西波夫基金会不断加强与重庆中俄经济文化交流促进会的友好合作，充分发挥双方民间交往渠道作用，共同规划有关交流项目，协力推动两地经济文化交流。

阿尔希波夫·伊万表示，重庆是一座美丽而富有特质的城市，首次访渝令人印象深刻。阿尔西波夫基金会将发挥自身优势，不断深化与重庆中俄经济文化交流促进会的友好合作，积极探讨推动双方共同感兴趣的有关经贸人文交流合作项目，为促进中俄两国及重庆与俄罗斯的友好交往贡献力量。

● 丹麦2019年新年招待会在渝举行

1月21日，丹麦驻重庆总领馆在重庆举行2019年新年招待会，市政府外办主任李谦应邀出席活动并致辞。

在招待会前，李谦与丹麦驻重庆总领事乐慕胜进行了亲切交流，就进一步推动重庆和丹麦在各领域交流与合作交换了意见。

招待会上，乐慕胜向市政府外办，以及相关部门对丹麦驻重庆总领事馆工作的大力支持表示诚挚的谢意，期待2019年丹麦和重庆各领域的交流与合作更上新台阶。

李谦在致辞中表示，丹麦是童话之乡、故事之国，是重庆对欧交往的重要国家之一。近年来，重庆与丹麦两地经贸联系愈发紧密，各领域合作不断深化，人文交流蓬勃发展。希望双方进一步加强联系，推动丹麦与重庆全方位交流与合作。

● 王雯与加拿大驻重庆总领事戴杰豪举行工作会谈

1月24日，市政府外办副主任王雯与加拿大驻重庆总领事戴杰豪举行工作会谈。双方就2019年重庆与加拿大计划开展合作的领域和项目进行了谋划，探讨了重庆与安大略省、多伦多市等省市开展友好交往的计划。

王雯希望加拿大驻重庆总领馆继续发挥桥梁纽带作用，推动加拿大相关地方、企业、机构代表参加我市“智博会”“西洽会”“友城圆桌会”“文博会”等大型国际交流活动，促进渝加双方相关领域的交流与务实合作。

戴杰豪表示，加拿大驻重庆总领馆将与重庆市政府外办加强联系，共同努力，促进渝加双边沟通顺畅，增进相互了解，着重加强在经贸、文化和友城交往方面的合作。

● 市外服处组织个税新政专项培训会

为有效推进个税新政落实，帮助各外国驻渝机构雇员做好个税专项附加扣除的申报工作，切实享受到国家政策红利，1月10日，重庆市外国机构服务处联合渝中区税务局组织各外国驻渝机构雇员进行个税新政专项培训。

本次培训围绕修改后的《中华人民共和国个人所得税法》，以“六项专项附加扣除和扣缴申报操作指引”为主题，就个税新政主要调整内容、专项附加扣除办理途径、享受条件及标准方式等内容为重点，结合实例、深入浅出地进行了政策解读，并对“个人所得税”手机客户端的使用进行了详细说明。

● 英国外交部志奋领学者和重庆媒体春节联谊酒会在渝举行

1月18日，英国驻重庆总领馆在重庆威斯汀酒店举行“英国外交部志奋领学者和重庆媒体春节联谊酒会”。学成归来的志奋领学者和重庆的媒体朋友共聚于此，共庆新春美好时光，共话新年美好未来。

英国驻重庆总领事艾佩诗在致辞中说：“感谢媒体朋友们在过去一年里，对领馆工作的关注与支持。英国志奋领奖学金是英国外交部旗舰奖学金项目，全额资助来自各行各业的未来青年领袖在英国进修一年制硕士学位。我希望，未来更多的有志青年成为志奋领大家庭的一员，通过这个项目，让更多的人拥有引领创新的能力。”

编辑/刘丁睿

The 2019 Spring Festival Gala with Foreign Consulates General Held in Chongqing

On January 31, 2019, the “Meet in Chongqing for Win-Win Cooperation—The 2019 Spring Festival Gala with Foreign Consulates General” jointly held by the Foreign Affairs Office of the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government and the Yuzhong District People’s Government was present in Chongqing.About 260 foreign institutions’ workers and business leaders in Chongqing, consular officers and their families, staff in Chongqing and Chengdu from 18 countries including Hungary, Britain, Japan,Canada, Italy, Philippines, Netherlands, Ethiopia, Denmark,Cambodia, Poland, France, Switzerland, Germany, Israel, Austria,Singapore, Australia attended the event.

Zhang Ling, vice Chairman of the Municipal Political Consultative Conference of Chongqing, Li Qian, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Municipal Government, and Huang Yulin, secretary of the Yuzhong District Party Committee attended the event and delivered speeches. The relevant officials of the Municipal Education Commission, the Municipal Commerce Commission, the Municipal Public Security Bureau Exit-Entry Administration, and the Municipal Cultural Tourism Commission were all in attendance.

At the gala, Mr. Dióssi Lóránd, Consul General of Hungary in Chongqing, and Katarzyna Wilkowiecka, Consul General of Poland in Chengdu, respectively delivered speeches as representatives of the official consular agencies in China, and summarized the exchanges and cooperation with Chongqing in 2018, and further expressed their best wishes for the new year.During the activities, many consular agencies and relevant units and institutions in Chongqing delivered wonderful performances.

Li Qian Met with Envoys of ASEAN Countries in China, Consul Generals in Chengdu and Chongqing and Representatives of International Organizations

Li Qian, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Municipal Government, met with 12 diplomatic envoys from ASEAN countries, Consul Generals in Chengdu and Chongqing as well as representatives of international organizations, who all came to Chongqing for the dialogue on building the “New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor” on January 8. Mr. Piriya Khempon,Thai ambassador to China, Ruan Decheng, Minister of the Vietnamese Embassy in China, Chen Dehai, Secretary-General of the China-ASEAN Center, Mahana, Cambodian Consul General in Chongqing, Crescente R. Relacion, Consul General of the Philippines in Chongqing, and Consul General of Thailand in Chengdu Vithit Powattanasuk were present.

Li Qian introduced the economic and social development of Chongqing and the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. He hoped that ASEAN countries would actively participate in the construction of the corridor,share the achievements it would offer, promote a high-quality development, and deepen the construction of the China-ASEAN community of shared future.

The envoys, delegations and consuls in Chengdu and Chongqing said that the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has established a new platform for strengthening exchanges and cooperation between ASEAN and China as well as Chongqing. It is expected that further cooperation will be strengthened and all-round cooperation and exchanges between ASEAN and Chongqing will be promoted.

Arkhipov Ivan, President of Russia’s Arkhipov Fund, Visited Chongqing

Li Qian, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Municipal Government, met with President of Russia’s Arkhipov Fund Arkhipov Ivan and his party at the Foreign Affairs Building of the Municipal Government on January 9.

Russia serves as an important economic and trade partner of Chongqing in Eastern Europe. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia, and it is also the year of Sino-Russian local cooperation and exchanges. Li Qian hoped that the Russia’s Arkhipov Fund will continue to strengthen friendly cooperation with the China-Russia Economic and Cultural Exchange Promotion Association in Chongqing, give full play to the role of the non-governmental exchange channels, jointly plan relevant exchange projects, and work together to promote economic and cultural exchanges of both sides.

Arkhipov Ivan said that Chongqing is a beautiful and unique city, which made his first visit impressive. The Arkhipov Fund will give full play to its advantages, continuously deepen the friendly cooperation with the China-Russia Economic and Cultural Exchange Promotion Association in Chongqing, and actively explore and promote the exchanges of economic, trade culture that are of mutual interests to promote China and Russia as well as Chongqing.

The Danish 2019 New Year Reception Held in Chongqing

On January 21, Chongqing saw the 2019 New Year reception held by the Danish Consulate General in Chongqing. Li Qian, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Municipal Government, was invited to attend the event and delivered a speech.

Before the reception, Li Qian had a cordial exchange with Le Musheng, Danish Consul General in Chongqing, and exchanged views on dialogues and cooperation between Chongqing and Denmark in various fields.

At the reception, Le Musheng expressed sincere gratitude to the Foreign Affairs Office of the Municipal Government and relevant departments for their support of the Danish Consulate General in Chongqing, and he expected for a new level of exchange and cooperation in various fields between Denmark and Chongqing in 2019.

In his speech, Li Qian said that Denmark is the hometown of fairy tales and the country of stories. It is one of the important countries for Chongqing to exchange with Europe. In recent years, the economic and trade ties between Chongqing and Denmark have become closer and closer, cooperation in various fields has continued to deepen,and cultural exchanges have flourished. It is hoped that the two sides will further strengthen contacts and promote all-round exchanges and cooperation between Denmark and Chongqing.

Wang Wen Had a Working Meeting with Jeff David,Canadian Consul General in Chongqing

Wang Wen, deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Municipal Government, had a working meeting with Jeff David, Consul General of Canada in Chongqing on January 24. The two sides planned the areas and projects for cooperation between Chongqing and Canada in 2019, and discussed plans for friendly exchanges between Chongqing and Ontario, Toronto and other provinces and cities.

Wang Wen hoped that the Canadian Consulate would continue to play a role as a bridge to promote the participation of relevant local, business, and institutional representatives from Canada in major international exchange activities such as the “Smart China Expo”, “Western China International Fair for Investment and Trade”, “Friend City Roundtable” and“International Cultural Industry Fair”. In this way, exchanges and pragmatic cooperation in related fields between the two sides can be strengthened.

Jeff David said that the Canadian Consulate will strengthen ties with the Chongqing Municipal Foreign Affairs Office and work together to promote smooth bilateral communication, enhance mutual understanding, and focus on strengthening cooperation in trade, culture and friendship.

The Chongqing Foreign Agency Service Department Organized a Special Training on New Individual Income Tax Policy

In order to promote the effective implementation of the new tax policy, help foreign employees in institutions in Chongqing to apply for a special additional tax deduction and truly enjoy the national policy dividend. On January 10,the Chongqing Foreign Agency Service Department and the Yuzhong District Taxation Bureau organized foreign employees in institutions of Chongqing to conduct special training on new individual income tax policy.

With the theme of “Six Operational Guidelines for Special Additional Deductions and Deductions Declaration”,This training focused on the revisedIndividual Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China,the main contents that have been reversed of the new taxation policy, the methods, conditions and standard for dealing with special additional deduction. The policy interpretation have been carried out in combination with examples and in-depth explanation, and how to use the “individual income tax” App has been described in detail.

The Spring Festival Friendship Reception for Chevening Scholars of British Foreign Ministry and Chongqing Media Held in Chongqing

On January 18, British Consulate General in Chongqing held the “Spring Festival Friendship Reception for Chevening Scholars of British Foreign Ministry and Chongqing Media” at the Westin of Chongqing. The scholars who came back from overseas study and media friends in Chongqing gathered there to celebrate the New Year and talk about the bright future.

In her speech, Cecille Elbelebidl, British Consul General in Chongqing said: “Thanks to the friends from the media for their concern and support for the work of the consulate in the past year. The British Chevening Scholarship is the flagship scholarship program of British Foreign Ministry, with full funding from all walks of life. Future young leaders from all industries are pursuing a one-year master’s degree in the UK. I hope that more ambitious young people in the future will become part of the family of Chevening Scholars, and through this project,more people will have the ability to lead innovation.”

Editor/Liu Dingrui

Tanslator/Wei Mingliang