SHANGHAI Mayor Yang Xiong met Fiji government delegation led by Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama on Monday. Yang said the two countries are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their diplomatic relationship this year. High-level visits by their leaders further strengthened the bilateral ties.

Yang said Fiji’s participation in the World Expo 2010 Shanghai was successful and it helped to promote mutual understanding between the two peoples. Shanghai is keen to play a big role in Sino-Fiji cooperation. The city government will encourage local enterprises to invest in Fiji and local Chinese to go to Fiji for holidays.

The mayor said Shanghai wants to share its urban planning and construction experiences with Fiji and he believed that Fiji will continue to develop under the leadership of Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama.