Chen Jining, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, met with Dennis Francis, President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, and his delegation this morning.
On behalf of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, the Municipal People's Government, and the people of the city, Chen Jining welcomed President Francis and his entourage to Shanghai. He said that at present, Shanghai is focusing on the important mission of building the "five centers" in accordance with the grand blueprint drawn by Chairman Zheng, and giving full play to the leading and exemplary role in promoting Chinese-style modernization. The goal of Chinese modernization is to enable the people to live a better life, provide new opportunities for world development, and make new contributions to the progress of human civilization. The United Nations is the banner of multilateralism, and the international multilateral architecture with the United Nations at its centre is the main platform for international cooperation. As the forefront of China's reform and opening up and an international metropolis with deep links to the world, openness, innovation and inclusiveness are the most distinctive characteristics of Shanghai. It is hoped that on the existing good foundation, we will establish closer cooperative relations with relevant United Nations agencies, promote learning and mutual learning of urban development and governance experience, and make greater contributions to promoting global openness and cooperation and taking the road of sustainable development.
Francis said that he was very happy to take Shanghai as the first stop of his visit to China, and what he saw and heard during this trip fully felt the vitality and charm of this international metropolis, and Shanghai is a city full of hope for the future. In the process of moving towards the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, the development of China and Shanghai provides an important path and reference model for achieving the goals, which is deeply exciting. We hope to further deepen cooperation and exchanges, strengthen experience sharing and mutual learning, and work together to achieve common goals.
City leader Hua Yuan attended the meeting.
Photo by Chen Zhengbao.