On February 17th, the preparatory meeting of the 2nd Forum on Poland-China Local Government Cooperation, hereinafter referred to as Poland-China Forum, is opened in Beijing. Mr. Li Jianping, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and Mr.Tadeusz Chomicki, Polish Ambassador to China, co-hosted the meeting.

The attendees discussed the related items of the 2nd Poland-China Forum, and reached consensus.

Poland-China Forum was a cooperative project promoted by both Chinese and Polish Prime Ministers in April 2012. The 1st Poland-China Forum was held in Poland in April 2013. Organized by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Guangdong Provincial Government, China-EU Association, the Chinese-Polish Friendship Association, Polish Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Polish Embassy in China and Polish Consulate General in Guangzhou, hosted by Guangdong Foreign Affairs Office, the 2nd Forum on Poland-China Local Government Cooperation will be held in Guangzhou in early June. Attendees also include Ms.Su Caifang, Deputy Director-General of Guangdong Foreign Affairs Office and Mr. Krzysztof Ciebień, Polish Consul General in Guangzhou.