Shen Xiaonong meets with the delegation led by the Director of the Guinea-Bissau Meteorological Service
The Director of the Guinea-Bissau Meteorological Service visits the National Meteorological Center.
Reported by China Meteorological News reporters Shi Yizhuo and Zhuang Baiyu: On June 18, the Director of the Guinea-Bissau Meteorological Service, Chedna, and Deputy Director Gomez visited the China Meteorological Administration. Shen Xiaonong, Deputy Administrator of the China Meteorological Administration, met with the delegation.
Shen Xiaonong stated that the meteorological departments of both China and Guinea-Bissau are playing an increasingly significant role in economic and social development. Both sides face many challenges and common issues in meteorological services for sectors such as agriculture, fisheries, and maritime transportation, which is highly conducive to cooperation and the advancement of meteorological services in both countries.
Within the broad framework of China-Africa cooperation, China and African nations are collaborating in many areas. It is hoped that this visit will allow the Guinea-Bissau side to gain an in-depth understanding of the work of the China Meteorological Administration at all levels, especially regarding meteorological operations and services in coastal areas similar to those in Guinea-Bissau, which will be of great help in formulating future cooperation projects and plans.
Chedna remarked that this visit has deepened mutual understanding and expressed the hope to create opportunities for cooperation with the Chinese side in key areas such as international meteorological cooperation, disaster reduction, forecasting, and observation. In addition, the Guinea-Bissau side attaches great importance to meteorological legislation and how meteorological departments interact with other government agencies. He expressed the hope that the Chinese side would pay a return visit to Guinea-Bissau to further promote bilateral cooperation.
Gomez provided an introduction to the situation of the Guinea-Bissau Meteorological Service. After the meeting, the delegation visited the National Meteorological Center, the Public Meteorological Service Center, the Meteorological Film and Television Center, Huayun Company, the Meteorological Observation Center, and the Meteorological Cadre Training Institute. It is reported that the Guinea-Bissau delegation will also travel to Zhejiang, Shanghai, and other places to focus on learning about meteorological services for agriculture, fisheries, and marine sectors.
