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China News Agency, Kunming, December 7th (Reporter Hu Yuanhang) The 7th China Yunnan-Israel Innovation Cooperation Forum opened in Kunming on the afternoon of the 7th. Officials and business representatives from China and Israel gathered in the "cloud" to discuss on the continuous deepening of cooperation.

China Yunnan-Israel Innovation Cooperation Forum (hereinafter referred to as "Innovation Cooperation Forum") has been held alternately in Yunnan and Tel Aviv, Israel since 2015. An important institutional platform for both sides to share friendship and promote cooperation.

Yu Dingcheng, vice chairman of the CPPCC Yunnan Provincial Committee and chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce, said in his speech that through joint efforts, Yunnan and Israel have made great achievements in various fields such as economy, trade, agriculture, digital economy, and education. Collaboration in the field is everywhere. It is recommended to further improve the mechanism of regular mutual visits, exchanges and cooperation, jointly create cooperation platforms such as innovation cooperation forums, accelerate cooperation in innovative industries such as green energy and green food, and focus on promoting exchanges in the fields of education, culture, tourism and other humanities, and innovate in the post-epidemic era. new model of communication and cooperation.

According to reports, in terms of agriculture, Yunnan and Israel have achieved remarkable results in the planting and processing cooperation of avocado, olive, industrial hemp and other crops, and the beef cattle breeding project in Yunnan and Shanghai has also been successful Landed in Wenshan; In terms of sister cities, Baoshan City and Tamar City, Zhaotong City and Afra District, Chuxiong Prefecture and Yoav District have established sister city relations, and Pu'er City and Yehud-Monosang City have signed a friendship agreement A letter of intent for city relations; in addition, Yunnan and Israel have also signed a number of cooperation agreements, covering digital economy, education and other fields.

"In the cooperation between Israel and China, Yunnan has always been one of Israel's most important partners." Pan Qirui, Israeli ambassador to China, revealed that the import and export trade between Israel and Yunnan has grown rapidly , and this year has been outstanding. It is hoped that under the general framework of rural revitalization, the two sides can carry out more in-depth exchanges and cooperation in more fields.

At the forum that day, Yunnan and Israel also exchanged and docked on cooperation in the fields of characteristic animal husbandry and smart agriculture. Participants said that although the COVID-19 epidemic has seriously affected the development and exchanges of various countries, the general trend of opening up and cooperation has not changed. The holding of the forum fully reflects the positive desire of Yunnan and Israel to expand, strengthen and promote practical cooperation in various fields. (End)