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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) — The First International Forum on Humanitarian Exchanges “China and the Republic of Belarus” and the Dialogue of Civilizations “China and Eurasian Countries” were recently held at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU). The opening ceremony was presided over by Professor Dai Guiju, Director of the BFSU Russian Language Institute.
At the opening ceremony, Vice-Rector of PULIN Zhao Gang noted that the establishment of the China-Belarus Humanitarian Exchange Center marks the construction of a bridge of friendship for the mutual enrichment of civilizations and the rapprochement of the peoples of the two countries. He expressed hope that this forum will become an occasion for expanding comprehensive cooperation between universities, think tanks and research institutions of China and Belarus in such areas as language teaching, student and teacher exchanges, and mutual visits of scientists.
Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to China Alexander Chervyakov noted that Belarus and China have a rich cultural heritage and educational resources, and the China-Belarus Humanitarian Exchange Center, combining the advantages of both sides, will open up broader prospects for joint research, innovative projects and educational cooperation.
Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Belarus Zhang Wenchuan made a video address at the ceremony. Minister-Counselor of the Department of European and Central Asian Countries of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Su Fangqiu made a speech at the ceremony, and a high-ranking official of the Department of International Exchanges and Cooperation of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China Xi Zhu made a video address.
At the forum, heads of Chinese and Belarusian universities, representatives of scientific institutions and companies, scientists and experts made reports. Then there was a round table on the topic of “The mechanism for creating the China-Belarus Center for Humanitarian Exchanges between China and Belarus” and a seminar “Dialogue of Civilizations “China and Eurasian Countries”, where experts, scientists, teachers and students actively spoke out and discussed ways to expand cooperation in the cultural and humanitarian sphere, in particular, in the field of education. The participants called the opening of the China-Belarus Center for Humanitarian Exchanges, which took place several days ago, a big step forward in this direction.
Earlier, PULIN, Belarusian State University /BSU/ and Minsk State Linguistic University /MSLU/, with the assistance of the ministries of education of the two countries, jointly established the China-Belarus Center for Humanitarian Exchanges. This forum, organized on the platform of the above-mentioned center, is aimed at demonstrating the achievements of Chinese academic circles in the study of humanitarian cooperation with Belarus and strengthening academic exchange in the field of dialogue of civilizations of China and Eurasian countries. The event was attended by more than a hundred experts and scholars from leading think tanks, research institutions and famous universities of China and Belarus. -0-