Wang Zhonglin, governor of Hubei Province, met withDilma Rousseff,president of the New Development Bank (NDB), in Wuhan, capital city of Hubei Province, on September 15.

Wang extended welcome to Dilma Rousseff and herdelegation, andexpressedgratitude toNDBfor its strong support for Hubei’s epidemic prevention and control, infrastructure construction as well aseconomic and social development.

He said thatHubei enjoys geographical advantages, abundant scientific and educational resources, complete industrial system and beautiful ecological environment. The NDBserves as an important platform for deepening the BRICSmechanism and expanding the influence of BRICS.It is hoped thatthe two sides will focus on ecological and environmental protection, infrastructure construction, digital economy and modern industrial system, so as to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.

Dilma Rousseffstressedthat Hubei's economic and social development as well asscientific and educational resourcesare impressive. The NDB gave strong support to Hubei in thefight against the epidemic and economic recovery. In recent years, the two sides have boostedproject cooperationininfrastructure construction. We hope to further expand bilateral cooperation in traditional infrastructure, social and digital infrastructure, in an effortto bolsterthe high-quality development of Hubei.(en.hubei.gov.cn by Zhang Yawei)