Angus Robertson, Minister of Constitution, Foreign Affairs and Culture of the Scottish Government of the United Kingdom, leads a delegation to visit Yunnan

Original European and American work department Yunnan Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries 2023-11-28 18:38 Published onYunnan

At the invitation of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Angus Robertson, Minister of Constitution, Foreign Affairs and Culture of the Scottish GovernmentAngus Robertson) led the delegation in2023Year11moon26—27Visited Kunming, Yunnan Province.Under the coordination and arrangement of our association, the delegation visited the Kunming Municipal Government and the Kunming Women's Federation, and inspected the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dianchi Lake Haigeng Dam, etc.

On November 27, Kunming Mayor Liu Jiachen met with the delegation.Liu Jiachen reviewed the exchanges and cooperation between Kunming and Edinburgh, Scotland, and introduced Kunming's initiatives and achievements in biodiversity protection, clean energy development, low-carbon environmental protection, and ecological protection of Dianchi Lake with vivid cases.Robertson said that the Scottish government in the UK has always been committed to strengthening exchanges and cooperation with Chinese local governments, and hoped that the two sides would strengthen personnel exchanges, humanistic education, economic and trade exchanges, and share the results of combating climate change.

The Kunming Women's Federation held a discussion and exchange with the delegation on the development of women. Robertson shared Scotland's policies and experience in promoting the rights and interests of women and children. Both parties expressed that they would further strengthen mutual learning and promote the development of women's causes.

Delegation visits Kunming Women’s Federation

The delegation visited the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh, UK, and the planting of a large vermilion rhododendron tree in the Kunming Botanical Garden, symbolizing the deep friendship and future cooperation between the two parties.Robertson's feature shared about Scottish politicsThe government's measures to deal with the twin crises of biodiversity and climate won bursts of applause from the audience.

Signing ceremony between the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh, UK

In addition, the delegation also visited the Southwest China Wildlife Germplasm Resource Bank,Fuli Palace and others.Robertson and his delegation spoke highly of the Kunming Institute of Botany’s species protection research and public experiential visits, and expressed strong interest in Yunnan’s unique plant species.

The delegation's visit further consolidated the friendly exchanges between Yunnan Province and the UK, deepened the relationship between the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh, UK, and carried out fruitful dialogue in the fields of biodiversity, ecological environmental protection, women and children's development, etc. comminicate.