Mr. Wang Zhengwei, Vice Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, met with our Lebanese friend Mr. Adnan Kassar, Chairman of the Fransabank Group, at the Great Hall of the People on 19th July.

Vice Chairman Wang Zhengwei recalled his visit to Lebanon last May when he met Mr. Kassar for the first time. He congratulated Mr. Kassar on being conferred the “China Arab Friendship Outstanding Contribution Award” and having the opportunity of taking a photo with President Xi Jinping of China on that occasion. Vice Chairman Wang appreciated Mr. Kassar for his outstanding contribution for the development of China-Lebanon, as well as China-Arab friendship over the past decades, and hoped that the Lebanese side could actively participate in the “Belt and Road” construction, to further enhance China-Lebanon, as well as China Arab friendly cooperative relations.

Mr. Kassar thanked Vice Chairman Wang Zhengwei for sparing time for this meeting out of his busy schedule. He and his brother Mr. Adel Kassar have been dedicating to the friendship-with-China cause throughout their life. From his first visit to China as a 23 year-old young man when first landed in China till now as an old man of over 80 years old, Mr. Kassar has always been devoting to the development of relations between China and the Arab countries, as well as the whole world. Being conferred the “China Arab Friendship Outstanding Contribution Award” and met by President Xi this January is the most important honor of his lifetime. He wished that cooperation in the fields of trade, finance, and culture could be ever strengthened between China and Lebanon. He also conveyed greetings from Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Saeb Salam to Vice Chairman Wang Zhengwei, and welcomed Wang to visit Lebanon again. 

CPAFFC Vice President Lin Yi and Lebanon Charge D'Affaires Hatem Nasrallah were present at the meeting.