Former French Prime Minister Raffarin: Opening Up New Energy Cooperation in Sichuan

At the signing ceremony for the opening of the cargo shipping route between Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport and the Paris-Wattry International Airport held yesterday, the former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin was a well-deserved star and he attracted a debut. A large number of media. After the signing ceremony, he accepted an exclusive interview with the ** Morning Post reporter. After the disaster, the beautiful Sichuan, the pandas, and the fragrant Chengdu hot pot are still loved by Raffarin.

"It is my wish to let the young generation of political leaders in France understand China and understand China. Therefore, we must cherish the time of friendship. Friendship is my feelings for the future."

- "China's Inspiration"

The prologue said that he painted a ring of arms in a gray suit with a silver hair and smiled and his mouth slightly curled up. He was a playful, playful, cute French old man hiding in his heart.

When he saw the reporter, Raffarin smiled and opened his arms to meet him and greeted him with a well-written Chinese. “I just went to see the Sichuan reconstruction project. I feel great!” said Raffarin with a smile: “This is the first time I came to Chengdu after the earthquake. Three years of change made it hard for me to believe my eyes. ."

Three years ago, shortly after the earthquake, Raffarin went to Deyang and Mianyang, where the earthquake hit hardest. Recalling that Sichuan trip, he frowned. “I can't express my inner grief with words. I just feel sad. ”

After a pause, Raffarin breathed a sigh of relief: “This time, I came out of Shuangliu Airport and felt myself surrounded by beautiful scenery. Sichuan is heading towards beautiful development.” Raffarin made a very exaggerated expression and used his arms. Draw a circle.

Raffarin said that in the future, France will also increase cooperation with Sichuan. This time, Chengdu is also planning to open up new cooperation fields such as new energy. "Chengdu has the world's top technology and good institutional support. These are the factors that attract us. ”

China wished to be "a messenger of friendship"

At the end of last year, "China's Revelation", jointly produced by Raffarin and his wife Anna-Marie Raffarin, officially landed in China. In the preface to the book, Raffarin wrote that “It is my wish to let the young generation of political leaders in France understand China and understand China. Therefore, we must cherish the time of friendship. Friendship is my future. Feeling."

Upon coming to Chengdu, Raffarin said with a smile that he was "an ambassador of friendship." Although the trip was very compact, he still squeezed time to go to the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Base. "Isn't it cute?" Raffarin asked the reporter in a childlike manner, and he took a photo with the giant panda from his cell phone and learned how to panda and say hello to reporters.

"I really hope that the time can be a little bit more. Let me look at the panda more and learn more about Sichuan." Raffarin said with regret: "There are hot pots. I must try to see if I can match with a French meal."

** Morning Post reporter Wang Nan Meng Mei photography Li Guodong Character sketch Jean-Pierre Raffarin Although he had been a former Prime Minister of France, he and Suizhong had a point of playful, savvy and cute character introduction Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Former French Prime Minister, conservative politicians and senators from the province of Vienne. Born in Poitiers, he graduated from Paris University and Paris Higher Business School. In 1977, Poitiers elected as a member of the political arena. On May 6, 2002, he was appointed Prime Minister of the Transitional Government by President Chirac. He officially took office on June 17 and resigned in May 2005.