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WEIFANG, China, June 3, 2020 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

According to the Foreign Affairs Office of Weifang Municipal Government, a

video conference was held on May 26 among participants from Warsaw, Olsztyn and

two Chinese cities Jinan and Weifang in east China's Shandong Province. Olsztyn

and Weifang, as sister cities, exchanged tips on the prevention and control of

the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Liu Guangyuan, Chinese Ambassador to

Poland, Piotr Grzymowicz, Olsztyn mayor, and Tian Qingying, Weifang mayor

attended the meeting.

That was the first experience-sharing meeting between the two sister cities on

how to effectively prevent and control the COVID-19. A total of 11 questions

were proposed by Olsztyn's medical team, which were answered by their Weifang

counterparts based on practical experiences.

On behalf of local government, Tian invited Piotr Grzymowicz to visit Weifang

with a delegation at an appropriate time. Closer exchanges and ties are

expected as the two sides continue to expand trade and friendship after the

epidemic ends.  

Piotr Grzymowicz appreciated Weifang's sharing of anti-virus experience, and

expected growing bilateral economic, cultural and people-to-people exchanges.

Weifang and Olsztyn became sister cities in 2016. Since then, the two sides

have maintained close ties and carried out extensive exchanges and cooperation

in economy, culture and tourism.

After the global outbreak of COVID-19, Weifang provided 1,000 N95 medical

protective masks, 10,000 disposable common medical masks and 200 sets of

medical protective clothing to Olsztyn as humanitarian assistance.

Source: The Foreign Affairs Office of Weifang Municipal Government

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