TAIPEI, Taiwan, CMC—St, Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew has described the “extremely fruitful” discussions he held with officers of China Engineering Consultants, Inc. (CECI) on Wednesday.
“I’m assured that our partnership with CECI will carry important developments to our nation’s infrastructure and public providers,” mentioned Prime Minister Drew, who’s main an official delegation to Taiwan that ends on Thursday.
“We sit up for collaborating on tasks that may drive sustainable growth and enhance the standard of life for our residents,” he added.
CECI, established on November 22, 1969, has been pivotal in Taiwan’s infrastructure growth. Over time, the corporate has launched overseas expertise, established a strong basis for home and world public works, and overcome important challenges to turn into one of many world’s main engineering consulting companies.
In keeping with a press release issued following the talks, the discussions targeted on a number of essential sectors, together with renewable vitality, climate-smart healthcare, and the event of air and sea ports.
The assertion mentioned the talks additionally explored broader infrastructure initiatives and potential collaborative tasks to reinforce the partnership between St. Kitts-Nevis and CECI.
It mentioned that Prime Minister Drew and his delegation had been offered with a video showcasing CECI’s in depth portfolio and that the presentation highlighted the corporate’s experience in highway development, hospital and bridge constructing, freeway growth, seaside preservation, leisure space renovations, park development, and mass speedy transit methods.
Moreover, it emphasised CECI’s dedication to inexperienced vitality buildings and its contributions to world healthcare developments.
CECI board chairman, Shih Yi-fang, expressed his enthusiasm for strengthening the infrastructure sector in St. Kitts-Nevis and supporting the nation’s fast and future growth wants.
“CECI is eager on supporting tasks in international locations which might be allied nations with Taiwan, and St. Kitts and Nevis is one among them,” mentioned Yi-fang.
In the meantime, Basseterre Metropolis and Kaohsiung Metropolis have agreed to strengthen ties and foster collaboration to turn into sister cities.
The sister-city settlement promotes mutual understanding and cooperation throughout numerous fields comparable to tradition, schooling, enterprise, healthcare, and expertise. The partnership goals to foster financial development, cultural trade, and progressive growth by leveraging every metropolis’s strengths.
“This sister metropolis partnership is a big milestone in our shared journey in the direction of mutual development and growth. It displays our dedication to fostering nearer ties and collaborative efforts throughout numerous sectors. We sit up for a future the place our cities thrive collectively, benefiting from one another’s strengths and improvements,” mentioned Mayor Chen.
Prime Minister Drew expressed his enthusiasm for the partnership. He mentioned the settlement, with its specifically designed cooperative agenda, “is a testomony to our dedication to mutual profit and focused exchanges.
“It encompasses a variety of areas, together with good metropolis growth, which is the cornerstone of our sustainable growth initiatives, in addition to healthcare, agriculture, and tourism,” he added.
The settlement additionally consists of initiatives to reinforce healthcare in Basseterre by partnerships with Kaohsiung’s main medical establishments.
“Establishing the partnership between these two cities symbolizes our unwavering dedication to deepening our individuals’s bonds and can additional strengthen the friendship between Taiwan and Saint Christopher and Nevis. I’m assured this sister metropolis partnership will flourish within the coming years,” Vice Minister of International Affairs Remus Chen mentioned.
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