The heads of Vitebsk and the Chinese city of Guiyang signed a memorandum of intent to establish sister city relations
Chairman of the Vitebsk City Executive Committee Nikolai Orlov and member of the standing committee of the city committee, Deputy Mayor of Guiyang, People's Republic of China Lin Ping signed a protocol of intent to establish sister city relations between Vitebsk and Guiyang.
The signing ceremony of the document took place on the morning of November 15 (Minsk time) via video conference. From the Belarusian side, the ceremony was attended by Chairman of the City Council of Deputies Vladimir Beleevich, Deputy Chairman of the City Executive Committee Viktor Glushin, heads of Vitebsk district administrations, representatives of the city executive committee and the education sector.
Nikolai Orlov spoke about the economic and social development of Vitebsk, and Deputy Mayor Mr. Lin Ping – about the city of Guiyang. The ceremony participants watched video clips about the two cities. The parties expressed their desire to strengthen friendly ties and develop comprehensive cooperation. This is also guided by the policy of Belarusian-Chinese cooperation pursued by the leaders of the two countries – President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Chairman of the People's Republic of China, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping.
Nikolai Orlov assured Lin Ping that Vitebsk would always welcome a visit from our Chinese friends and partners at any time convenient for them. Lin Ping emphasized that the signing of the document is a unique opportunity to expand contacts.
The heads of the cities signed the protocol and, to the applause of the ceremony participants present in the studios, showed it to each other.
"Vitbichi"
The signing ceremony of the document took place on the morning of November 15 (Minsk time) via video conference. From the Belarusian side, the ceremony was attended by Chairman of the City Council of Deputies Vladimir Beleevich, Deputy Chairman of the City Executive Committee Viktor Glushin, heads of Vitebsk district administrations, representatives of the city executive committee and the education sector.
Nikolai Orlov spoke about the economic and social development of Vitebsk, and Deputy Mayor Mr. Lin Ping – about the city of Guiyang. The ceremony participants watched video clips about the two cities. The parties expressed their desire to strengthen friendly ties and develop comprehensive cooperation. This is also guided by the policy of Belarusian-Chinese cooperation pursued by the leaders of the two countries – President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Chairman of the People's Republic of China, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping.
Nikolai Orlov assured Lin Ping that Vitebsk would always welcome a visit from our Chinese friends and partners at any time convenient for them. Lin Ping emphasized that the signing of the document is a unique opportunity to expand contacts.
The heads of the cities signed the protocol and, to the applause of the ceremony participants present in the studios, showed it to each other.
"Vitbichi"