Liaocheng, Shandong province and Paks, Hungary sign an agreement to establish friendly cooperative city relations on Dec 8. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Liaocheng in East China's Shandong province and Paks in Tolna, Hungary signed an agreement to establish friendly cooperative city relations on Dec 8 via online channels.

Officials from both sides, as well as representatives from the Hungarian Embassy in China and the Chinese Embassy in Hungary attended the event via online video.

Mate Pesti, Hungarian ambassador to China, delivers a speech via video link. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Mate Pesti, Hungarian ambassador to China, delivered an online speech. He congratulated the two cities on their establishment of friendly cooperative relations and expressed hope that the two sides could take this opportunity to explore potential further cooperation, carry out practical cooperation in a larger scope and at a deeper level, as well as strive to achieve mutual benefits and win-win results.

Li Changping, mayor of Liaocheng, detailed the city's social and economic development in recent years. She said that the formal establishment of friendly cooperative relations between the two cities has opened a new page for mutual benefits and common development.

"I hope that the two cities can take this as an opportunity to expand cooperation areas, strengthen exchanges, promote non-governmental exchanges, and produce more fruitful cooperation results," said Li.

At the signing ceremony, Liaocheng Techgong Health Science and Technology Co donated 30,000 FFP2 face masks to Paks, while another Liaocheng company signed cooperative agreements with Hungarian counterparts.

Representatives from Liaocheng and Paks take part in the signing ceremony. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]