西班牙駐成都總領事洛佩茲：“來四川工作是一個不可多得的機遇”

文：《一帶一路報道》全媒體記者 李卉嬪

3 月25 日，西班牙駐成都總領事館正式開館The Spanish Consulate General in Chengdu opens on March 25（四川省外事辦公室 供圖）

三月蓉城，春暖花開。

3 月25 日，在西班牙駐成都總領事館開館儀式現(xiàn)場，西班牙駐成都首任總領事洛佩茲告訴記者，四川氣候宜人，風景讓人心曠神怡，青城山、三星堆、九寨黃龍等風景名勝都給他留下了深刻印象，端午、中秋等中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日也讓他十分感興趣。

“得知西班牙將在成都設立總領事館，我就主動提出了申請。”洛佩茲表示，能成功申請成為西班牙駐成都總領事，是一個不可多得的機遇，這里不僅經(jīng)濟繁榮、人民友善，擁有很多歷史文化古跡，還有他最愛的四川美食。洛佩茲說，西班牙駐成都總領事館的設立，得益于中國與西班牙良好的政治關系，以及兩國在商業(yè)、金融、旅游、教育和文化等方面的密切聯(lián)系。

“一帶一路”續(xù)寫中西友誼

中西兩國友好交往歷史源遠流長。早在2000 多年前，古老的陸上絲綢之路就將中國古都長安同西班牙塔拉戈納聯(lián)系在一起。400 多年前，中西雙方通過海上絲綢之路建立了頻繁的貿(mào)易往來。2014 年11 月18 日，義烏到馬德里首開中歐班列，“一帶一路”倡議和“鋼鐵駝隊”又將中國與西班牙緊密聯(lián)系在一起，續(xù)寫著新時代的中西友誼。

2019 年10 月，西班牙瓦倫西亞自治區(qū)副主席奧爾特拉與卡斯蒂亞拉曼查自治區(qū)副主席馬丁內(nèi)斯率團訪問四川并出席2019“一帶一路”四川國際友城合作與發(fā)展論壇，雙方就進一步深化在各領域的合作達成了共識。

洛佩茲表示，“一帶一路”倡議提出的基礎設施建設推動了中國與歐洲的互聯(lián)互通，義烏與馬德里間的中歐班列促進中西貿(mào)易就是明證。同樣的，2021 年6 月，西班牙海陸航空公司（Plus Ultra）開通的馬德里—成都貨運直航，為兩地的經(jīng)貿(mào)往來帶來了更大機遇。

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愛 德 華· 洛 佩 茲· 布 斯 克 茲（Eduardo López Busquets），2021 年3 月履新西班牙駐成都首任總領事。洛佩茲歷任西班牙駐哥倫比亞、比利時、墨西哥等國大使館參贊，2008 年至2020 年，先后擔任西班牙駐莫桑比克、斯威士蘭和伊朗大使。

Eduardo López Busquets is the first consul general of Spain in Chengdu who took office in March 2021. He used to be the counselor of the Spanish embassies in Colombia, Belgium,Mexico and other countries. From 2008 to 2020, López served as the Spanish ambassador to Mozambique, Eswatini, and Iran.

經(jīng)貿(mào)交流富有成效

西班牙是四川在歐洲的重要合作伙伴。近年來，雙方在經(jīng)貿(mào)投資、人文交流等領域開展了富有成效的合作。包括路華救援、颯拉兩家世界500 強企業(yè)在內(nèi)的41 家西班牙知名企業(yè)和機構在川落戶。2021 年，四川與西班牙進出口總額同比增長98.4%。

洛佩茲認為，四川的影響力覆蓋中國西部地區(qū)，其蓬勃發(fā)展的經(jīng)濟將吸引更多西班牙企業(yè)來此投資興業(yè)，比如西班牙駐成都總領事館的臨時館址盛美利亞酒店就是一家西班牙品牌的酒店。

“四川高度重視研發(fā)和教育，是該地區(qū)經(jīng)濟增長和經(jīng)貿(mào)吸引力增加的重要原因。”洛佩茲介紹道，近年來，西班牙與四川在汽車、航空、能源、農(nóng)業(yè)等領域都有密切合作。

2009 年開始，西班牙英德拉公司與中國民航西南空管局在空管自動化系統(tǒng)領域開展合作。到2018 年6 月，雙方合作升級，簽署總金額為2283 萬美元的天府國際機場空管工程主用自動化系統(tǒng)和主用集成塔臺系統(tǒng)項目合作協(xié)議。

農(nóng)業(yè)方面，四川自2009 年引種西班牙“阿貝基娜”油橄欖，并在成都市金堂縣建立油橄欖綜合示范園，還與西班牙多所大學開展科研合作。此外，以“農(nóng)業(yè)+文創(chuàng)+新農(nóng)村”為新模式的中西田園綜合體項目，正在洽談推進中。

另一方面，四川在西班牙也投資了兩個大項目：成都成量工具集團有限公司投資527.72 萬美元，加快建設國際高端絲錐生產(chǎn)基地；四川聚峰谷農(nóng)業(yè)科技開發(fā)有限公司投資240萬美元，開展橄欖油和橄欖樹進出口貿(mào)易、紅酒進出口貿(mào)易、農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)技術服務進出口。

人文交流豐富多彩

四川與西班牙的友好交流可追溯到20 世紀90 年代。1994 年3 月，四川與瓦倫西亞自治區(qū)建立中國西部省份與西班牙第一對友好省際關系。巧合的是，瓦倫西亞正是洛佩茲的出生地，也是他讀大學的地方。

截至2022 年3 月底，四川已與西班牙建立了11 對友好城市及友好合作關系城市。目前，洛佩茲正在積極推動成都與西班牙首都馬德里建立友城關系。

教育合作方面，四川目前共有西班牙籍留學生46 人。四川大學、西南科技大學等4 所在川高校開設了西班牙語專業(yè)，并與西班牙高校長期開展校際合作。

體育方面，四川與西班牙在足球方面已有不少交流合作，四川九牛足球俱樂部、成都興城足球俱樂部等聘請了西班牙籍教練，四川也多次派出球員到西班牙交流學習。進入大運會時間的成都，讓洛佩茲看到了雙方體育合作交流的更大機遇?！皣H體育賽事，是國際人員交流的主要原因之一，西班牙與四川亦然?！甭迮迤澅硎尽?/p>

文化交流方面，2021 年10 月，西班牙與成都共同舉辦了2021 成都·歐洲文化季之“西班牙—歐洲遺產(chǎn)保護獎—我們的歐洲”展覽活動。洛佩茲透露，“今年6 月，還將與成都市人民政府外事辦共同舉辦‘地鐵遇見普拉多博物館’活動”。2023 年將迎來中西兩國建交50 周年，西班牙正計劃開展和中國之間的文化和旅游年，其中就包括重要的藝術展覽和文化活動。

旅游方面，西班牙駐成都總領事館計劃開設簽證處，方便中國游客前往西班牙旅游。如今，疫情給雙方游客互訪帶來了限制，洛佩茲希望疫情早日結束，盡快恢復成都與西班牙之間的直航，這對恢復西班牙和四川之間的旅游、文化和教育交流至關重要。

In March, spring arrives in Chengdu.

On March 25, at the opening ceremony of the Spanish Consulate General in Chengdu, López, the first consul general of Spain in Chengdu, revealed his affection for Sichuan and its pleasant climate and picturesque scenery. He is also impressed by such scenic areas as Qingcheng Mountain, Sanxingdui,Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong, and interested by traditional Chinese festivals such as the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.

“As soon as I learned that Spain would set up a consulate general in Chengdu, I immediately applied to work here.” López said that it is a great opportunity for him to act as the Spanish consul general in Chengdu, which is home to a prosperous economy, friendly people, plenty of historical and cultural sites,and his favorite Sichuan food. López said that the establishment of the Spanish Consulate General in Chengdu should be credited to the sound political relations between China and Spain, as well as the close ties between the two countries in commerce, finance,tourism, education and culture.

BRI revives China-Spain friendship

China and Spain enjoy a long history of friendly exchanges.More than 2,000 years ago, the ancient overland Silk Road connected the ancient Chinese capital Chang’an with Spain’s Tarragona. More than 400 years ago, China and Spain started frequent trade contacts through the Maritime Silk Road. On November 18,2014, the first China-Europe Railway Express train from Yiwu to Madrid was put into operation. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the China-Europe Railway Express dubbed as a “steel camel fleet” have closely linked China and Spain,reviving their friendship in the new era.

In October 2019, Monica Oltra,Vice Chairman of the Autonomous Community of Valencia, Spain, and José Luis Martínez Guijarro, Vice Chairman of the Autonomous Community of Castilla la Mancha, Spain, led a delegation to visit Sichuan and attended the 2019 Belt and Road Forum for Cooperation and Development of Sichuan International Friendship Cities. The two sides reached consensus on further deepening their cooperation in all fields.

Infrastructure construction under the frame of BRI has enhanced connectivity between China and Europe, as evidenced by the China-Europe Railway Express train between Yiwu and Madrid that has boosted trade between China and Spain,López said. Similarly, in June 2021,Spanish airline Plus Ultra launched a direct cargo flight between Madrid and Chengdu, bringing great opportunities for economic and trade exchanges between the two places.

Fruitful economic and trade exchanges

Spain is an important partner of Sichuan in Europe. In recent years,the two sides have conducted fruitful cooperation in the fields of economy,trade, investment and people-to-people exchanges. 41 well-known Spanish companies and institutions, including Road China Assistance and Zara, two of the Fortune Global 500 companies, have set up branches in Sichuan. In 2021, the total import and export volume between Sichuan and Spain increased by 98.4%year on year.

López held that Sichuan has an influence in the entire western region of China, and its booming economy will attract more Spanish companies to invest and start businesses here.For example, the Gran Meliá Chengdu, the temporary site of the Spanish Consulate General in Chengdu, is a Spanish hotel.

“Sichuan’s top priority on technology R＆D and education contributes to its economic growth and increased economic and trade attractiveness.” López said that in recent years, Spain and Sichuan have had close cooperation in the fields of automobile,aviation, energy and agriculture.

Since 2009, Spain’s Indra has cooperated with CAAC Southwest Regional Administration in the field of air traffic control automation systems. By June 2018, the two sides had upgraded their cooperation and signed a cooperation agreement on the main automation system and main integrated tower system of the Tianfu International Airport Air Traffic Control Project with a total amount of USD 22.83 million.

In terms of agriculture, Sichuan introduced Spanish“Arbequina” olives in 2009, and has established a comprehensive demonstration park for olives in Jintang County, Chengdu, and carried out scientific research cooperation with many Spanish universities. In addition, the China-Spain pastoral complex project with a new model of“agriculture + culture ＆ creativity + new countryside” is under negotiation.

Sichuan has also invested in two large projects in Spain:Chengdu Chengliang Tools Group Co., Ltd. has invested USD 5.2772 million in Spain, aiming to accelerate the construction of an international high-end screw tap production base; Sichuan Jufenggu Agricultural Science ＆ Technology Development Co., Ltd. has invested USD 2.4 million to carry out import and export trade of olive oil and olive trees, wine and agricultural production technology services.

Diverse people-to-people exchanges

The friendly exchanges between Sichuan and Spain started in the 1990s. In March 1994, Sichuan and Valencia Autonomous Community established the first pair of friendly inter-provincial relations between a province in western China and Spain. Coincidentally, Valencia is where López was born and where he attended college.

By the end of March, Sichuan had established 11 pairs of friendship city relations and friendly cooperation relations with Spain. Now López is accelerating the establishment of friendship city relationship between Chengdu and Madrid,capital of Spain.

As for educational cooperation, 46 Spanish students are studying in Sichuan. Four universities in Sichuan, including Sichuan University and Southwest University of Science and Technology, have offered the major of Spanish and carried out long-term inter-school cooperation with Spanish universities.

As to sports, Sichuan and Spain have had a lot of exchanges and cooperation in football. Sichuan Jiuniu Football Club and Chengdu Better City Football Club have hired Spanish coaches, and Sichuan has sent players to Spain for exchanges and study many times. As the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games draws near, López sees greater opportunities for sports cooperation and exchanges between the two sides.“International sports events are one of the main reasons for international personnel exchanges, as are Spain and Sichuan.” López said.

In the field of cultural exchanges,Spain and Chengdu jointly held the exhibition “Spain-European Heritage Awards-Europa Nostra” of the 2021 Chengdu Europe Culture Season in October 2021. “In June this year, we will also hold the ‘Encuentro con el Museo del Prado’ activity with the Foreign Affairs Office of the Chengdu Municipal People’s Government.” López said. In 2023, the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Spain, Spain will launch the activity of Spain-China Year of Culture and Tourism, which will include important art exhibitions and cultural events.