From November 16 to 19, 2008, Björk, Governor of Uppsala Province of Sweden, led a delegation to visit our province, during which the two provinces jointly held a seminar on business cooperation between Zhejiang Province and Uppsala Province of Sweden in Hangzhou, at which the Zhejiang Federation of Industry and Commerce and the Uppsala Chamber of Commerce signed a cooperation agreement. According to the agreement, the signatories will actively encourage their respective business communities to exchange information with each other, provide each other with opportunities for trade and business development, assist each other in understanding the local market situation and investment environment, support and participate in various business activities organized by the other party, carry out irregular mutual visits and encourage member companies to participate in international trade fairs and exhibitions held in the two places.
Chen Yizheng, vice chairman of the Zhejiang Federation of Industry and Commerce, and Long Dewo, president of the Uppsala Provincial Chamber of Commerce, signed the agreement on behalf of both parties.