Shen Xiaoming, secretary of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, met in Changsha with Centella, president of the Communist Party of Spain, on the afternoon of March 24, 2023. He led a delegation consisted of Spain's left-wing political parties, think tanks, and media groups to visit and inspect Hunan Province.

Secretary Shen welcomed the guests and briefed them on Hunan's culture and history, economic development, sci-tech and education, poverty alleviation, and rural revitalization. He said that China and Spain enjoy a long history of friendship and Hunan and Spain have close exchanges with fruitful cooperation results in various fields. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Spain. In line with the important consensus reached by leaders of both countries and seizing the opportunity presented by the Spanish delegation's visit, Hunan Province aims to deepen friendship-city communication, enhance educational cooperation, expand economic and trade exchanges, and make new contributions to the development of the China-Spain comprehensive strategic partnership.

President Centella remarked that Hunan, being the birthplace of Chairman Mao Zedong, holds a special place in their hearts. They are deeply impressed by Hunan's achievements in poverty alleviation, advanced manufacturing, and scientific and technological innovation. Furthermore, he expressed his hope to further promote pragmatic cooperation between the two sides to achieve more results.

Provincial leaders Li Dianxun and Xie Weijiang, attended.

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Yu Jiangjiang

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn