On March 31st, Huang Xiaoxiang, Vice Governor of Sichuan province met with Mr. Svein, Norwegian ambassador to China, and his party in the provincial government. Li Jiaguo, Deputy Secretary-General of Sichuan provincial government, and officials from the Foreign Affairs Office also attended the meeting.
At the meeting, Huang Xiaoxiang, vice governor of Sichuan Province, gave an brief introduction of Sichuan provincial, the advantages for development and the achievements that had been made in the post-Wenchuan earthquake reconstruction. On behalf of Sichuan people, he extended sincere gratitude to Norwegians for their contribution in the earthquake relief and reconstruction in Sichuan. Also, he encouraged Norwegian Government to establish consular agencies in Sichuan in due course and wished cooperation between Norway and Sichuan would be deepened on a large scale.
At the same time, Ambassador Svein said that Sichuan witnessed a staggeringly rapid economic growth, and he promised that he would seek more opportunities to expand the economic and trade cooperations.
