这个湖南“西瓜宴”居然引来了驻外大使……

The Hunan-Bahamas Agricultural Cooperation Achievements Exhibition and the "Watermelon Banquet" Reception were held in the Bahamas on January 6. Yan Jiarong, Chinese ambassador to the Bahamas; Sturrup, permanent secretary of the Office of the Prime Minister; Strachan, parliamentary secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Gibson, representative of the Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources; and, Pickstock, executive chairman of the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation, attended the event and tasted watermelons and vegetables harvested from the cooperation project. Xu Zhengxian, director of the Foreign Affairs Office of Hunan Provincial People's Government, made a video speech.

1月6日，湖南—巴哈马农业合作成果展示会暨“西瓜宴”招待会在巴哈马举办。中国驻巴哈马大使严家蓉、巴总理府常秘斯特拉普、巴外交部议会秘书斯特朗、农业部长代表吉布森、农工公司主席皮克斯托克等出席并品鉴项目丰收的西瓜和蔬菜，湖南省外事办主任徐正宪通过视频致辞。

Ambassador Yan spoke highly of Hunan Province and Linshi Agricultural Industrial Company's contributions to China-Bahamas agricultural cooperation. She noted that as China is willing to continue sharing its advanced concepts and technologies with countries in the Global South, including the Bahamas. She expected to see more China-Bahamas collaboration achievements in the agricultural sector. In his video message, Mr. Xu Zhengxian congratulated the event on its success and expressed his commitment to fostering cooperation between the two sides to achieve greater results.

严家蓉感谢湖南省及廪实农业公司对中巴农业合作的贡献，表示愿继续向包括巴在内全球南方国家分享先进理念和技术，期待双方深化合作，打造更多成果。徐正宪在视频致辞中祝贺活动成功举办，并表示将继续推动双方合作取得更大成果。

Representatives from all walks of life of the Bahamas commended the achievements made by the Hunan-Bahamas Agricultural Demonstration Farm, and thanked China and Hunan for their donation and assistance of agricultural machinery, technology sharing, and capacity building. They expected to further expand exchanges and partnership on food security between the two countries.

巴哈马各界代表分别致辞，高度评价湖南示范农场项目成果，感谢中国及湖南在农机捐赠、技术分享、能力培养等方面予巴无私帮助，期待两国在粮食安全领域拓展交流合作。