重庆与西雅图“相聚云端”，商议共庆缔结友城关系40周年

Video Meeting between Chongqing and Seattle to Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Sister City Relationship

On May 19th， Chongqing held a video conference with Seattle to discuss the prospective cooperation in economy and trade， people-to-people exchanges and education and exchanged views on how they will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the sister city relationship next year. The meeting was attended by Wang Wen， Director-General of the Foreign Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal Government; Zhou Yi， Deputy Director-General of the Foreign Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal Government; Gael D. Tarleton， Director of the Intergovernmental Relations Office; Stacey Jehlik， International Affairs Director of of Intergovernmental Relations Office; Scott Heinlein， President of the Seattle Chongqing Sister City Association; and Paige Miller， Vice President of the Chinese Horticultural Society in Seattle.

Wang Wen noted that Seattle is the only sister city of Chongqing in the United States. Since the relationship was established in 1983， we have built a strong friendship and conducted various reciprocal exchanges in economy and trade， culture， education， and horticulture. All have yielded impressive achievements. Chongqing stands ready to work with the Seattle government and citizens from all sectors to come up with celebration plans on high-level interactions， economy and trade， people-to-people exchanges， horticulture design and smart city development so as to  foster new highlights in mutual exchanges and cooperation.

Tarleton said Seattle government highly appreciates the 40-year sister city relationship with Chongqing. As both cities witnessed and supported each other’s development and progress， we have laid a solid cooperation foundation in economy and trade， education and arts， etc. The Seattle-Chongqing Sister City Association and Seattle Chinese horticulture Society will be committed to promoting friendly exchanges by organizing photography exhibitions， joint art shows and meetings on economic and trade cooperation. Additionally， the Society will mobilize the resources in Chongqing and Seattle to push the further development of the Seattle Chinese Garden， turning it into a window displaying Chinese arts and Chongqing-US cooperation in multiple fields.

5月19日，重慶市与美国西雅图市举行视频会，商议在经贸、人文、教育等领域的合作机遇，并就两市明年如何共庆缔结友好城市关系40周年开展探讨和交流。市政府外办主任王雯、副主任周毅，西雅图市政府间关系办公室主任盖尔·塔里顿、西雅图市政府间关系办公室国际事务部主任斯黛西·婕里克、西雅图—重庆友好协会主席韩思克、西雅图中国花园协会副主席佩吉·米勒等出席。

王雯表示，西雅图市是重庆在美国的唯一友好城市，两市自1983年建立友好城市关系以来，双方友好历久弥坚，在经贸、文化、教育、园林等诸多领域开展了形式多样、互惠互利的交流合作，成果显著。重庆市愿与西雅图市政府及民间各界友好人士共同携手，在高层互动、经济贸易、人文交流、园林建设及智慧城市建设等领域策划相关庆祝活动，共同培育两市交流合作的新亮点。

塔里顿表示，西雅图市政府非常珍视与重庆近40年的友好城市关系。双方彼此支持并共同见证了各自的发展历程，在经贸、教育、文艺等多个领域建立了深厚坚实的合作基础。西雅图—重庆友好协会和西雅图中国花园协会将继续致力于推动两市的友好交流，组织开展摄影展、联合文艺汇演、经贸交流会等多种活动，并广泛借助两市各界友好力量，推动西华园的后续建设，将其打造为展示中国文化艺术以及重庆与美国各领域合作的窗口。