近日，從在福州舉辦的“2017世界城市及地方政府聯合組織亞太區理事會會議”上傳來好消息：會議表決通過了義烏市加入世界城市和地方政府聯合組織(簡稱“城地組織”)的決定。作為其29個中國會員城市之一，義烏是浙江省內繼杭州之後加入的第二個會員城市，也是首個加入該組織的中國縣級城市。

Recently, good news was received from the “2017 UCLG ASPAC EXECUTIVE BUREAU MEETING” held in Fuzhou that the meeting adopted the decision of Yiwu to join The World Organisation of United Cities and Local Governments (referred to as UCLG). As one of the 29 Chinese member cities, Yiwu is the second member city in Zhejiang after Hangzhou, and the first Chinese county-level city to join the organization.

　　會上，義烏市委常委、副市長李東方代表義烏市作陳述發言，重點介紹了義烏在國際貿易、物流交通、創業創新等方面的特色優勢以及融入“一帶一路”建設的成效做法，並表示，願和各會員城市一道，加強各領域交流合作，實現互利共贏、共同發展。義烏將充分利用城地組織的會員網路和國際性活動平臺，擴大城市對外宣介力度，推動國際間友好合作，服務地方經濟社會發展和國際貿易改革進程，加快構建全市對外開放新格局。

At the meeting, Li Dongfang, member of the standing committee and deputy mayor of Yiwu, made a speech on behalf of Yiwu city. He focused on introducing the characteristics and advantages of Yiwu in international trade, logistics and transportation, entrepreneurial innovation and effective practices of integrating into the "The Belt and Road" construction. He said that he would like to work with member cities to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in various fields and achieve mutual benefit and common development. Yiwu will make full use of the member network and international activity platform of UCLG, expand the strength of the city's external publicity, and promote international friendly cooperation, to serve the local economic and social development and international trade reform process, and accelerate the construction of the new pattern of opening up of the city.

　　城地組織于2004年在法國巴黎成立，是最大的世界城市和地方政府國際組織，同聯合國、世界銀行等重要國際組織聯繫密切，其宗旨是通過構建全球地方政府間的交流平臺，增進理解、促進合作，幫助地方政府應對各種挑戰。該組織在140個國家擁有會員，其中會員城市1000余個，全國性地方政府協會會員112個。

UCLG, founded in 2004 in Paris, France, it is the largest international organization of world cities and local governments, and is closely related to important international organizations such as the United Nations and the World Bank. The aim is to enhance understanding and promote cooperation through the construction of a global platform for local government exchanges, and to help local governments respond to various challenges. The organization has members in 140 countries, of which more than 1000 member cities, 112 members of the national local government association.

　　（翻譯：杜依依）

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