On June 29, the Opening Ceremony of the Seminar on China-Cyprus Sports and Cultural Exchange in Cyprus was successfully held. The event was attended by Mr. Zhou Yunliang, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Chinese Embassy in Cyprus, Delegation of the Academy for International Business Officials (AIBO), China’s Ministry of Commerce, Mr. Kypros Andreou, President of the Cyprus Wushu Kung Fu Federation, Mr. Alexandros Flourentzou, representative of the European and International Affairs, Lifelong Learning and Adult Education of the Office of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth of Cyprus, Mr. Wang Zhenxian, Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Cyprus, and 45 participants of the seminar.  

Mr. Zhou stated that cultural and sports cooperation constitutes an important pillar of the China-Cyprus strategic partnership, and expressed his belief that the seminar would serve as an opportunity to further expand cultural and sports exchanges between the two countries.

Delegation of AIBO expressed its hope that the seminar would encourage more young people from China and Cyprus to become witnesses to and builders of the friendship between the two countries.

The President of the Cyprus Wushu Kung Fu Federation and a participant representative expressed their welcome for the seminar in Cyprus. Coaches from the seminar demonstrated martial arts. The event was marked by a warm and friendly atmosphere.