Qian Hongjie recently met with Vanhpheng Saisomphou, the outgoing consul-general at the consulate of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in Guangzhou.
Zhang Guozhi, deputy governor of Guangdong province, met with Sergei Abramov, the first deputy chairman of the Khabarovsk territory government, Russia.
Zhang highlighted the positive momentum in economic, trade, cultural tourism, and sister city exchanges between Guangdong and Iran, both of which are key nodes in the BRI.
It's another year of the Canton Fair, and participants are coming from all over the world. This year's Canton Fair, with rich elements of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), showcases China's firm determination to open up to the outside world and its strong confidence in promoting high-quality development.
The new air route between Guangzhou and Doha would promote connectivity between China and countries and regions involved in the country's Belt and Road Initiative and promote economic, trade, tourism and cultural exchanges between China and Qatar as well.
Guangdong's foreign trade with the countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative reached more than 3.04 trillion yuan ($434.29 billion) in 2023, up one percent year-on-year.