At the invitation of CPAFFC, a five-member delegation led by Jean Marie EWENGUE, mayor of Oyo city of the Republic of Congo paid a visit to Beijing, Yangzhou and Shanghai from Jul. 26 to Aug. 2, 2015.The delegation successively met or dined with Vice President of CPAFFC Ms. Lin Yi, Mayor of Yangzhou Mr. Zhu Minyang, Chairman of Yangzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Mr. Hong Jinhua, Vice President of Shanghai People’s Association for Freindship with Foreign Countries Mr. Zhou Yajun. and they attended in “the “Day of the Republic of Congo - Promotion Meeting for Economic Cooperation and Exchange between Oyo and Yangzhou” in Yangzhou, in which they had a meeting with Yangzhou Munipipal Bureau of Commerce and representatives of 12 enterprises. During the visit, they took a study tour to Jiangsu Huajian Construction Corparation and FAMSUN, and called on Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone Administration. 

As the hometown of H.E. Denis SASSOU-NGUESSO, President of the Republic of Congo, Oyo City wishes to strengthen the exchange with Yangzhou through the visit, with the aim of estabilishing sister-city relations in the future. Therefore, Mr. Jean Marie EWENGUE, mayor of Oyo signed a MOU on friendship exchange with Mr. Kong Lingjun, Deputy Mayor of Yangzhou, on behalf of both sides.  

H.E. Daniel OWASSA, Ambassador of the Republic of Congo to China, was with the delegation during the visit.