4月1日，重慶市市長黃奇帆與柬埔寨首都金邊市市長索契特旺簽署了《中華人民共和國重慶市和柬埔寨王國金邊市建立友好城市關系協(xié)議書》，標志著重慶市與金邊市正式建立友好城市關系。金邊市成為重慶市繼與泰國首都曼谷市結(jié)好之后締結(jié)的第二個外國首都城市。

柬埔寨以農(nóng)業(yè)立國，土地資源豐富，全國80%以上的耕地用于種植稻谷。柬埔寨盛產(chǎn)柚木、鐵木、紫檀等貴重的熱帶木材，種類達200多種，儲量在10億立方米以上。此外，柬埔寨擁有金、寶石、鋁土、煤、鐵等金屬和非金屬礦藏，開發(fā)潛力巨大。因此，柬埔寨可以成為我市企業(yè)實施“走出去”戰(zhàn)略的重要海外市場和投資目的地。

根據(jù)協(xié)議，兩市將進一步推進雙方在經(jīng)濟、貿(mào)易、文化、教育、旅游等領域的實質(zhì)性合作與交流，促進我市內(nèi)陸開放高地的建設。

Chongqing and Phnom Penh, Cambodia Formally Established Sister-city Relations

On April 1, Mayor of Chongqing, Huang Qifan signed the People's Republic of China Chongqing and Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia established sister-city relationship agreement with the Mayor of Phnom Penh. This means two cities are formally established sister-city relations, Phnom Penh became the second foreign capital sister city following in Bangkok concluded with Chongqing.

Under the agreement, the two cities would further promote bilateral economic, trade, culture, education, tourism, and other areas of substantive cooperation and exchanges, promote the construction of inland open city heights.