5月27日，市委外辦曹賽先主任會(huì )見(jiàn)了德國駐廣州總領(lǐng)事魯彥（Jan Rudolph）。曹賽先主任向魯彥總領(lǐng)事介紹了深圳社會(huì )經(jīng)濟發(fā)展的最新情況，并與魯彥總領(lǐng)事共同回顧了近年來(lái)深圳與德國的友好往來(lái)與合作。

　　On May 27^th, Director General Cao Saixian of Shenzhen Foreign Affairs Office met with Jan Rudolph, German Consul General in Guangzhou. Director General Cao introduced the latest social and economic development in Shenzhen and, together with Consul General Jan Rudolph, reviewed the friendly exchanges and cooperation between Shenzhen and Germany in recent years .

　　曹賽先主任指出，今年是中德建立全方位戰略伙伴關(guān)系10周年，兩國友好關(guān)系不斷發(fā)展。希望在總領(lǐng)事的支持下，繼續共同推動(dòng)與德國友好城市的交往，并在旅游、職業(yè)教育等領(lǐng)域深化合作。魯彥總領(lǐng)事表示，深圳是德國重要的合作城市，他將推動(dòng)更多的德國代表團訪(fǎng)問(wèn)深圳，促進(jìn)兩地關(guān)系不斷持續深入發(fā)展。

　　Director General Cao pointed out that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the all-round strategic partnership between China and Germany, and the friendly relations between the two countries have continued to develop. It is hoped that with the support of the Consul General, interaction between Shenzhen and friendship cities in Germany can be promoted, and cooperation in tourism, vocational education and other fields can be deepened. Consul General Jan Rudolph said that Shenzhen is an important city for Germany, and that he would encourage more German delegations to visit Shenzhen to facilitate the continuous and in-depth development of the relationship.

　　我市與德國多個(gè)城市建立了友好關(guān)系，1997年與紐倫堡地區建立起了友好城市關(guān)系，兩地一直保持密切的互訪(fǎng)，在經(jīng)貿、科技、文化、教育等領(lǐng)域開(kāi)展了一系列交流活動(dòng)。此外，我市先后與法蘭克福、柏林、漢諾威建立了友好交流城市關(guān)系，與慕尼黑在經(jīng)貿科技領(lǐng)域保持密切合作。

　　Shenzhen has established sister or friendship city relations with several cities in Germany. In 1997, Shenzhen and the Nuremberg region became sister cities. Since then, mutual visits and a series of exchanges have been carried out to further cooperation in economy and trade, science and technology, culture, and education. Shenzhen also has friendship city ties with Frankfurt, Berlin and Hanover, and maintains close cooperation with Munich in the field of economy, trade and science and technology.