Guests attend the launch ceremony of a high-level symposium and an exhibition to mark the 20th founding anniversary of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), also known as Forum Macao, in south China's Macao, Oct. 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
MACAO, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- A high-level symposium and an exhibition opened on Friday in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) to mark the 20th founding anniversary of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), also known as Forum Macao.
Ho Hau Wah, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Ho Iat Seng, chief executive of the Macao SAR, leaders of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR and Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in the Macao SAR, as well as other high-level officials from China and Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs), attended the launch ceremony.
Ho Iat Seng said in his speech that Forum Macao has fully leveraged Macao's unique advantages in linking China with PSCs and effectively promoted exchanges and cooperation between the two sides, focusing on economic and trade cooperation.
Forum Macao has served as an important platform and link for China and PSCs to carry out mutually beneficial and friendly cooperation during the past two decades, gradually becoming a propeller for advancing all-round cooperation between the two sides, Ho noted.
Ji Xianzheng, secretary-general of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, said the forum has facilitated coordination between various parties to jointly improve the level of economic and trade cooperation between China and PSCs, making tremendous achievements in trade, investment, industrial development, and people-to-people exchanges.
Cape Verdean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Region Integration Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares suggested that the forum play a more active role, with a focus on areas such as cultural and tourism promotion, attracting investment, holding business meetings, and promoting market access.
The related exhibition to last through Dec. 20 reviews the development of the forum during the past two decades, and showcases the forum's contribution to the exchanges and cooperation between China and the PSCs. ■
This photo taken on Oct. 20, 2023 shows a scene of the launch ceremony of a high-level symposium and an exhibition to mark the 20th founding anniversary of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), also known as Forum Macao, in south China's Macao. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Ho Iat Seng speaks during the launch ceremony of a high-level symposium and an exhibition to mark the 20th founding anniversary of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), also known as Forum Macao, in south China's Macao, Oct. 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
