Today, Vice Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China Sun Chunlan, the highest-ranking female Chinese government official, ends her official visit to Greece, having met in Greece with Deputy Prime Minister Panagiotis Picrammenos and Speaker of the Parliament, Konstantinos Tassoulas. As announced, issues related to further strengthening cooperation between the two countries were discussed, while a memorandum of understanding in the field of sports and two cooperation agreements with Greek universities were signed.

The visit, scheduled through diplomatic channels a few weeks earlier, is the first visit by such a high-profile Chinese official since China relaxed its response to the pandemic, and was described by diplomatic sources as a friendly visit aimed at strengthening the two countries’ common strategic partnership.

Letter C

The Vice Prime Minister of China, whose agenda often touches on cultural dialogue, education and health, and who will visit Rhodes today to attend an event at the Aegean University, also delivered a letter from President Xi Jinping to the Greek faculty members of the Board of Directors of the Center jointly established by the two countries ancient Greek and Chinese culture. The center is dedicated to “promoting exchanges and mutual learning between two cultures and promoting the development of culture throughout the world” and its opening ceremony took place yesterday Monday at the Great Hall of the University of Athens.

In the letter, which is the Chinese President’s response to the letter from the professors of EKPA, AUTh and the universities of Crete and Patras, Xi Jinping notes, among other things, that “history has proved again and again that human civilization flourishes when we lift the blockades, choose to turn on and open up. Our world is undergoing profound changes not seen in the last century. Dealing with prevailing conflicts and problems requires material means, but also spiritual fortitude so that we can turn inward for guidance and guidance. The values ​​of the cultures of our two countries, as well as the way we approach and perceive the world, the universe, life, science and culture that comes from them, cover a wide range and are updated over time. time, while they were to provide valuable spiritual guidance to face the challenges of our time and build a community with a shared future for all mankind.” He also notes that “in order to promote the development of human society and jointly build a common human community with a common future, we must fully understand the origin and richness of various cultures so that the essence of all cultures can benefit peoples.” and humanity.”