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Meeting of Liaisons for Foreign Affairs of Ministry of Water Resources Held in Hefei City

   ---From August 19 to 20, the meeting of liaisons for foreign affairs of Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) was held in Hefei city of Anhui Province. The meeting was aimed to disseminate the policies and regulations from the State Council concerning foreign affairs and to summarize the experience and achievements of foreign affairs with respect to water resources issues. Also, it was aimed to analyze the new situation and new tasks of foreign affairs of water resource domain and at the same time to facilitate the construction of liaison team for foreign affairs under Ministry of Water Resources and optimize its working mechanism.

   Vice Director of Huai River Water Resources Commission Mr. Wangbin attended the meeting and gave a speech; Vice Director-general of the Department of International Cooperation, Science and Technology of MWR Mr. Liu Zhiguang presented in the meeting and gave a talk. Mr. Liu introduced the achievements made in 2009 and the first half of 2010 concerning foreign exchanges and pointed out that under the current international background, we should attach more importance to multi-lateral cooperation to push forward the export of technologies and equipment concerning water resources, especially the export of China's standards; also, we need to intensify the cooperation with international organizations to establish a good international image. Mr. Liu fully appreciated HRC's contributions in foreign aid training and specially commended Director of HRC Ms. Cheng Xialei who had been bestowed the "Award for Contributions to Foreign Aid" as a role model for her great contributions to China's foreign aid course.

   Vice Director-general of Bureau of Supervision Mr. Chen Gengyin gave a report on Forbid to travel abroad with Public Funds under the Disguise of Public Function. A Leader from the Department of Foreign Affairs Management of Ministry of Foreign Affairs was invited to give a lecture on international situation and foreign affairs management. This meeting has effectively strengthened the building of liaison team for foreign affairs of MWR, exerted the supporting role of foreign affairs to the key areas of water resources, thus it will definitely promote foreign affairs in the field of water resources to develop in a sound and rapid manner.

   More than 60 people participated in the meeting, including liaisons from various departments and bureaus, river basin commissions, agencies and institutions of MWR and workers from some subunits of MWR and Chinese secretariats of some international organizations. Ms. Yu Huimin from Division of Foreign Affairs and Training of HRC attended the meeting. (2010-08-25)

 

 

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