The delegation of the city of Murmansk, headed by Serdechkin Yu.V., head of the city administration, takes part in the 33rd Harbin International Trade and Economic Fair and the 8th Russian-Chinese EXPO, an important event of bilateral business cooperation between China and Russia, a demonstration site scientific and technical developments and investment potential of the provinces of the PRC and regions of the Russian Federation. The opening of the event was attended by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.
In March 2014, the first visit of a delegation from the Murmansk city administration to the city of Harbin took place, during which a protocol of intent was signed to establish friendly relations and bilateral cooperation.
We have been cooperating on various issues for 10 years now, and we note the great potential for further development of cooperation between our cities and countries.
As part of the first day of the fair and EXPO, a gala reception was held for the Secretary of the Harbin City Committee of the Communist Party of China Yu Hongtao and acting. Mayor of the People"s Government of Harbin Wang Hesheng.
In his welcoming speech, the head of the Murmansk city administration, Serdechkin Yu.V. spoke about tourism as one of the priority areas for developing relations between sister cities. Joint projects in the field of investment and trade can become a new impetus for the socio-economic development of our municipalities.