Mayor of the 17th District of Paris on Chinese President Xi’s visit in France
Geoffroy Boulard, mayor of the 17th District of Paris talked to CGTN Europe on China’s Xi’s visit in France and his expectations to work more closely with cities in China.
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00:00Well, as well as trade and cultural ties between China and France, there are also initiatives going on at a more local level.
00:07The mayor of the 17th district of Paris told CGTN that he wanted to work more closely with cities in China.
00:15Chinese people and entrepreneurs can contribute to the development of France, Paris, our neighbourhoods, our start-ups, in particular in terms of innovation.
00:28I had the opportunity to meet with a delegation a few days ago from the city of Taiyuan, which is connected by the French TGV.
00:37So I received the mayor and a number of deputies and directors, and we plan to work on a collaboration between our two cities
00:45to better explore the opportunities and then promote the two cultures.
00:50This is important in a world where we tend to withdraw into ourselves.
00:55It's important to keep this, a tradition of openness, tolerance and better intercultural understanding.