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SRCIC Secretary General Li Zhonghang meets with Lebanese Ambassador in Beijing
22 Mar 2018

 

 

22 March 2018, Mr. Li Zhonghang visited the Lebanese embassy in Beijing and talked with Ambassador of Lebanon Madam Milia Jabbour.

 

Mr. Li introduced SRCIC and its development, especially the Silk Road Sunshine Fund, the education program of which supports Lebanese students to study in China this year.

 

SRCIC delegation visited Lebanon twice in 2017 and the collaboration between the two sides covers trade, education and culture. SRCIC Honorary Chairman Mr. Adnan Kassar is Chairman and CEO of Fransabank Group, President of Leanese Economic Organizations, and Honorary Chairman of the General Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for the Arab Countries, whose support ensured each visit and the biliteral projects in Lebanon.

 

 

Mr. Li expressed his appreciation for the stage show "Cross the Silk Road" by the Lebanese Caracalla Dance Theatre he watched in Beijing a few weeks ago. The show impressed him as much as the friendship of the Lebanese people and beautiful landscape of the country in his visits there.

 

Mr. Li invited Madam Jabbour to attend 2nd World Xi'an Entrepreneurs Convention in June and 2018 Silk Road Business Summit in October. During the June convention, the agreement will be signed between Lebanese Education Ministry and SRCIC for the Sunshine Fund Program. Madam Jobbure is invited to be a keynote speaker then.

 

Ambassador Jabbour welcomed Mr. Li and appreciated SRCIC's efforts in connecting the two countries. She pointed out that Lebanon is one of the early responding countries to the Belt and Road Initiative and she would like to assist in this aspect for SRCIC. She accepted the invitation to the meetings related to SRCIC and hope to have more opportunities for Lebanese involvement in the activities in China.    

 

SRCIC is also invited to the trade and economy forum held by the Lebanese government in Paris next month.