近日，从在福州举办的“2017世界城市及地方政府联合组织亚太区理事会会议”上传来好消息：会议表决通过了义乌市加入世界城市和地方政府联合组织(简称“城地组织”)的决定。作为其29个中国会员城市之一，义乌是浙江省内继杭州之后加入的第二个会员城市，也是首个加入该组织的中国县级城市。

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.

　　会上，义乌市委常委、副市长李东方代表义乌市作陈述发言，重点介绍了义乌在国际贸易、物流交通、创业创新等方面的特色优势以及融入“一带一路”建设的成效做法，并表示，愿和各会员城市一道，加强各领域交流合作，实现互利共赢、共同发展。义乌将充分利用城地组织的会员网络和国际性活动平台，扩大城市对外宣介力度，推动国际间友好合作，服务地方经济社会发展和国际贸易改革进程，加快构建全市对外开放新格局。

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.

　　城地组织于2004年在法国巴黎成立，是最大的世界城市和地方政府国际组织，同联合国、世界银行等重要国际组织联系密切，其宗旨是通过构建全球地方政府间的交流平台，增进理解、促进合作，帮助地方政府应对各种挑战。该组织在140个国家拥有会员，其中会员城市1000余个，全国性地方政府协会会员112个。

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.

　　（翻译：杜依依）

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