On August 30, Vanuatu Prime Minister Sato Kilman and his wife, Monica Kilman, arrived in Dalian for a visit, accompanied by the Chinese Ambassador to Vanuatu, Xie Bohua. Yesterday, Dalian Mayor Xiao Shengfeng met with Sato Kilman and his delegation at the Bangchuidao Hotel. Secretary-General of the Municipal Government Luo Dongsheng and others attended the meeting.
On behalf of the Municipal Party Committee, the municipal government, and the people of the city, Xiao Shengfeng extended a warm welcome to Prime Minister Sato Kilman and his delegation and briefly introduced the city's economic and social development. Xiao Shengfeng stated that Dalian is an important port, industrial, trade, financial, and tourism city in Northern China, a window for opening up in the Northeast region, and a key node city in the "Belt and Road" strategy. Currently, the entire city is working in accordance with national strategic deployments to fully build "three centers and one cluster," and to accelerate the construction of a pilot zone for optimized industrial structure and a pioneer zone for economic and social development.
Xiao Shengfeng said that Vanuatu possesses vast oceans and beautiful islands, making it a desirable country with rich fishery and tourism resources. Dalian also has a solid foundation and favorable conditions in fisheries and tourism. Within the framework of the friendly cooperative relations between the two countries, we will actively implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of both nations, seize the valuable opportunity of building the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, further strengthen practical cooperation in areas such as marine fisheries, tourism, and education, expand trade and investment, and make new contributions to the development of China-Vanuatu friendly relations.
Prime Minister Sato Kilman stated that Dalian is a very beautiful city and has left a deep impression on him. He said that Vanuatu highly values the friendship between China and Vanuatu. We will learn from Dalian's development experience, promote exchanges and cooperation in relevant fields, and facilitate the sustained and healthy development of China-Vanuatu friendly cooperative relations. Prime Minister Sato Kilman warmly welcomed Dalian enterprises to invest and develop in Vanuatu and invited Dalian citizens to visit Vanuatu for tourism.
Prime Minister Sato Kilman is in China at the invitation of the Chinese government to attend the commemoration activities for the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.