Chongqing - The first training session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) National Poverty Reduction and Development Seminar opened in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on June 23.
The seminar at Southwest University will last for ten days with various topics, such as "Introduction to Chongqing's Experience in Poverty Alleviation", "China's Targeted Poverty Alleviation Evaluation Theory System and Its Practical Application", and other 12 special lectures. A total of 30 experts or officials from the Ministry of Economy and Development, the Poverty Alleviation Department of Uzbekistan, and the General Administration of Economic Development attended the webinar.
The officials from Chongqing attended the seminar. (iChongqing/Deng Yan)
The webinar, combined with live and recorded broadcasts, will demonstrate the poverty reduction experience of Chongqing and the successful practices of rural revitalization, expecting to inspire the experts in Uzbekistan and provide a reference for poverty reduction in the SCO countries.
Jiang Tianbao, Vice Director of the National Rural Revitalization Administration of China, said, "China's poverty alleviation and rural revitalization have both scientific design and rich local practice. Chongqing is one of the main battlegrounds for poverty alleviation in China. It has successfully lifted all 1.906 million rural poor people out of poverty, forming many typical practices and successful cases."
Jiang Tianbao, Vice Director of the National Rural Revitalization Administration of China, made the speech via a video link. (iChongqing/Deng Yan)
"We chose to hold the SCO National Poverty Reduction and Development Seminar in Chongqing to interpret China's poverty reduction concept. We plan to set Chongqing as an example to demonstrate the latest exploration and path of China's rural revitalization," he added.
Farhod Arziev, Ambassador of Uzbekistan to China, made a speech via a video link, "I am very pleased that experts from Uzbekistan will be the first batch of trainees to take the SCO National Poverty Reduction and Development Seminar. This is an important action to implement the consensus reached by the two countries' leaders."
Farhod Arziev, Ambassador of Uzbekistan to China, made a speech via a video link. (iChongqing/Deng Yan)
The SCO comprises eight member states, namely the Republic of India, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People's Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Russian Federation, and the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan.
In recent years, Chongqing has been closely cooperating with the SCO in the fields of economy, trade, and people-to-people and cultural exchange.
It is understood that from January to April this year, the total import and export volume between Chongqing and Uzbekistan was about 94.3 million yuan($14.1 million), a year-on-year increase of 71.9 percent. The main commodities exported from Chongqing to Uzbekistan are air-conditioning parts, motorcycles, and scooters.