(21-9-2026, Chongqing)
Consul General U Kyaw Zay Yar Lin of the Consulate-General of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in Chongqing, together with the delegation led by Mayor of Yangon U Myo Myint Aung, attended the 2026 Wuhan International Friendship Cities Cooperation Conference, the 2026 Global Mayors Dialogue Wuhan, and the Signing Ceremony of the Letter of Intent Establishing Sister-City Relations between Yangon, Myanmar, and Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, held in Wuhan, Hubei Province, the Peoples Republic of China, on 20 September 2026.
At the opening ceremony of the conference, Mr. Sheng Yuechun, Member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China Hubei Provincial Committee and Secretary of the Wuhan Municipal Party Committee; Mr. Shaukat Ali, Mayor of Manchester, United Kingdom; Mr. Jordi Vaquer, Secretary-General of the World Association of the Major Metropolises (Metropolis); and Ms. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, Secretary-General of United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific (UCLG ASPAC), delivered opening remarks.
At the 2026 Global Mayors Dialogue, held in conjunction with the conference, discussions focused on three themes: Elevating Urban Development through Technological Innovation, Expanding Urban Openness through Industrial Collaboration, and Enhancing Quality of Life through Cultural Exchanges. Mayors and senior city representatives from Wuhan, Yangon, Manchester, Kemi (Finland), Cape Town (South Africa), Rzeszw (Poland), and Turkistan (Kazakhstan) participated in the discussions and exchanged views on the respective themes.
Later that day, at the Anniversary Commemoration of Sister-City Relations, Yangon Mayor U Myo Myint Aung and Mr. Xiong Zheng Yu, Mayor of Wuhan, signed the Letter of Intent on Establishing Sister-City Relations between Yangon, Myanmar, and Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Subsequently, representatives of Wuhan and their respective counterparts from Turkistan, Kazakhstan; Christchurch, New Zealand; Markham, Canada; and Tijuana, Mexico, as well as representatives of Wuhans Dongxihu District and Mbour, This Region, Senegal; Wuchang District and Keszthely, Hungary; and Qiaokou District and Gyenesdis, Hungary, respectively signed Memoranda of Understanding on International Friendship Cities Cooperation, aimed at further promoting friendly exchanges and cooperation between the participating cities and districts.
