Source: Yiwu sourcing agent Author: Gary Date: 2008-08-13
August 11 to 12, former Cyprus President Papadopoulos and his wife to visit Yiwu city.
Party Secretary Wei Wu Rong and his wife met with the President and his party. Mayor of Ho Mei-hua entertained the guests from afar, accompanied by Vice Mayor Li Xu Hang visit.
Cyprus, located in north-east of the Mediterranean, recapped in Asia, Africa, Europe marine traffic three continents, is of Chinese goods into Europe one of the important transit point. People's income comes mainly from food processing, textiles, leather products, chemical products and some light industry. In recent years, the country's service industries (tourism and financial) to become the main force to promote economic growth, per capita income last year reached 27,327 U.S. dollars, the World Bank were included in the ranks of high-income countries, and the smooth accession to the euro zone. According to statistics, the 2007 city to the country total exports of 1.35 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 82%.
Wei Wu-wing Papadopoulos and his wife introduced the reform and opening up 30 to Yiwu economic and social development and on how to further enhance the two sides exchanged views on economic and trade cooperation. Wei Wu-Papadopoulos and his wife can hope to the talks as an opportunity to be introduced to Yiwu more people to the city of Yiwu development of constructive comments. Cyprus also wishes to athletes in the Beijing Olympic Games achieve good results.
During the talks, Papadopoulos said that since China and Cyprus established diplomatic relations between the two countries are frequent. Original intention to visit China in 2006 when this to Yiwu city to look at, but failed to make the trip because of tight itinerary, today finally do so. During the visit, deeply felt the vitality of the city's thriving international city bustling commerce, merchants gathered, there is not only a wide range of goods, but also in terms of price and quality are very competitive, "shopper's paradise" lives up to its name. He said that would be very willing to own observations, communicated to the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and the National and enhance bilateral economic and trade cooperation and work together to achieve the Beijing Olympic Games "One World, One Dream" is the ideal.
In justice, Papadopoulos and his wife also visited the Museum and Xin'guang International Jewelry.
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