On October 15, Li Zhi, deputy secretary of the CPC Yueyang Municipal Committee and mayor of Yueyang City, met in Yueyang with Margarida Salomão, mayor of Juiz de Fora in Brazil's Minas Gerais state, and her entourage.

Mayor Li welcomed Margarida Salomão and her delegation on behalf of the municipal Party committee and the municipal government, and briefed the guests on Yueyang's economic and social development. Li marked that Yueyang is recognized as a regional center city of the country and a sub-center city of Hunan Province, renowned for its long history, superior geographical location, robust industries, favorable eco-environment, and high livability and appeal to visitors. Yueyang is currently accelerating its pace in developing a "1+3+X" modern industrial system.

 
As both regional industrial cities, transportation and logistics hubs, and famous historical and cultural cities, Yueyang and Juiz de Fora have aligned industrial development goals, and share broad prospects for cooperation, he added. He expressed hope that the two cities would establish a regular communication mechanism to strengthen non-governmental interactions and exchanges and further deepen practical cooperation in economy and trade, education, culture, tourism, and other fields, with the aim of achieving mutual complementarity and win-win development.

Juiz de Fora is an industrial city in southeastern Minas Gerais estado (state), Brazil. It is situated in the deep Paraibuna River valley between the Orgãos and Mantiqueira ranges, on the conjunction of three major metropolitan areas—Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, and São Paulo. It serves as a significant land and air transportation hub with prominent regional advantages. Margarida Salomão spoke highly of Yueyang's achievements in economic and social development. She expressed her expectation for establishing closer ties with Yueyang, enhancing cooperation in such areas as hydropower, healthcare, and foreign trade, and promoting mutual learning and common progress, to bring more benefits to the people of both cities.

The two sides reached a letter of intent to set up a friendship city relationship and exchanged gifts.

 
Sun Zhicheng, secretary-general of the Yueyang Municipal People's Government, attended the meeting.

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn. 

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday