The fourth edition of the Poland-China Regional Forum was held on Monday, gathering representatives from several regions in Poland and China.[Special coverage]
The forum's main topic was "Strengthening the logistic hubs and promoting regional pragmatic cooperation." It evolved around "infrastructure and traffic and communication", "the revitalization of old industrial base", and "cultivating regional innovation and growth." More than 150 representatives attended the forum.
These topics became subjects of deepened and thorough communication between the two sides who reached important consensuses regarding most of the topics.
Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development, Mateusz Morawiecki, held a meeting and feted Chinese guests.
Li Xiaolin, president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), said in her speech that regional cooperation was a driving force for the development of the Chinese-Polish relations, as well as a new and crucial growth point for bilateral pragmatic and concrete cooperation.
She expressed the hope that both sides could take the opportunity brought by the forum and actively carry out projects, thoroughly exploit the cooperation potential, raise the level of mutually beneficial cooperation and realize development together for the well-being of both nations.
Jerzy Leszczynski, official of the Podlaskie province, said he hoped to see the cooperation in the fields of economy, technology and education.
The Podlaskie province, a good example of a region changing from traditional agricultural one to innovative economy, due to its geographical location, can also make itself a good communication hub, he said.
Leszczynski cordially invited Chinese to take interest in the region.
After the forum, the two sides jointly issued a document entitled "Initiatives to strengthen regional cooperation between China and Poland" and signed a series of cooperation agreements regarding multiple projects.
The Poland-China Regional Forum is an event which has been promoted by the authorities of both countries since 2013.
