The 14th Metropolis World Congress and Brussels Urban Summit 2023 kicked off in Brussels, the capital of Belgium from June 12th to 15th local time, where a delegation from Guangzhou attended the event.

On the afternoon of June 14th local time, the plenary session of the World Association of Major Metropolises (WAMM) was held, at which an election for the leadership of the association was conducted. Guangzhou successfully retained its position as the president city of the WAMM, continuously responsible for the WAMM Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.

Founded in 1985, the World Association of Major Metropolises is an international organization and an important platform for multilateral cooperation among large cities worldwide, developed with the rise of international urban exchanges. Guangzhou became one of its members in 1993 and was elected as a board one in 1996, referring to the earliest Chinese member city. From 2020 to 2022, Guangzhou successfully chaired the association, marking the first Chinese city to hold the position.

The conference brought together representatives from over 600 cities from 118 countries and regions, with more than 2,000 government officials, scholars, experts, and business professionals participating both online and offline in the discussion and exchange of ideas on strengthening inter-city communication and cooperation and jointly addressing global challenges. Dakar in Senegal was elected as the current president city, co-chaired by Guangzhou in China, the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium, Tehran in Iran, Seoul in South Korea, Montevideo in Uruguay, and the Barcelona urban area in Spain.

Zhang Yajie, vice chairwoman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Guangzhou Committee, delivered a speech at the plenary session, pointing out that Guangzhou has successfully held 5 sections of the Guangzhou International Award For Urban Innovation (an award organized by the Guangzhou City and the United Cities and Local Governments and jointly initiated by WAMM), which has collected 1,361 outstanding cases of urban innovation from 556 cities in 96 countries and regions, providing useful references for global cities.

During the congress, the Guangzhou delegation also participated in the "Green and Beautiful Cities" policy debate, the "Urban Ecosystem Restoration" side event, the "Asian Corner" side event, the "Urban Population Mental Health" royal exchange, and the Executive Committee meeting of the World Organisation of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), where Chinese solutions with Guangzhou's practices are globally shared in terms of urban governance innovation, green and beautiful cities, and health and wellness.

广州市成功连任世界大都市协会联合主席

布鲁塞尔时间6月12日至15日，世界大都市协会第十四届世界大会暨布鲁塞尔城市峰会在比利时首都布鲁塞尔举行，广州市代表团赴布鲁塞尔参会。

当地时间6月14日下午，世界大都市协会全体大会召开，会议进行了协会领导机构换届选举，广州市成功连任世界大都市协会联合主席城市，并继续承担协会亚太区办公室职责。

世界大都市协会成立于1985年，是随着国际城市多边交往兴起而发展起来的面向全球大型城市的国际性组织和城市多边合作重要平台。广州于1993年加入世界大都市协会，1996年被推选为董事会成员，是中国最早加入协会并成为董事会成员的城市。2020年至2022年期间广州成功当选协会主席城市，是中国城市首次出任该协会主席职位。

本届大会共有来自世界118国家与地区的600多个城市代表参与，2000多名政府官员、学者专家、企业界人士等通过线上线下参会，就加强城市间交流合作、携手应对全球性挑战等进行了深入的研讨和交流。其中，塞内加尔达喀尔市当选主席城市，中国广州市以及比利时布鲁塞尔首都大区、伊朗德黑兰市、韩国首尔市、乌拉圭蒙得迪的亚市、西班牙巴塞罗那大都市区当选联合主席城市。

广州市政协副主席张雅洁代表广州市在全体大会致辞，指出广州与世界城地组织和世界大都市协会共同创设的广州国际城市创新奖，已成功举办5届，收录了96个国家和地区556个城市的1361个城市创新优秀案例，为全球城市提供了有益借鉴和参考。

会议期间，广州市代表团还参加了“绿美城市”专题政策辩论会、“城市生态系统修护”主题边会、“亚洲角”主题边会、“城市人群心理健康”皇家交流会、世界城地组织执行局会议等，向世界分享城市治理创新、绿美城市、卫生健康等领域的中国方案、广州实践。

文｜羊城晚报全媒体记者 邹丽珍
图｜羊城晚报全媒体记者 陈玉霞 周巍
通讯员 穗外事
翻译｜陈萱
责编｜王瑜瑛