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CPAFFC Holds Ceremony to Award the Title of “Friendship Ambassador”
2024-10-14
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On October 10, the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) held a ceremony in Beijing to confer the honorary title of “Friendship Ambassador”. President Yang Wanming presented medals and certificates to Ante Simonic, former Vice Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia, President of Croatian-Chinese Friendship Society Rijeka (HKDPR), and Marcelo Muñoz, Chairman of the “Know China Lecture Hall” (Zhihua Jiangtang) in Spain, and delivered a speech. Vice President Jiang Jiang presided over the ceremony.

President Yang congratulated Simonic and Muñoz on receiving the honorary title of “Friendship Ambassador” and fondly recalled their touching efforts to promote friendship between the peoples of China and Croatia, and China and Spain, respectively. He emphasized that it is thanks to a group of friends in Europe, like Simonic and Muñoz, who have steadfastly upheld the belief in generational friendship and dedicated themselves to the cause of China-Europe friendship, that the foundation of people-to-people ties between China and Europe is so strong today. Their efforts have led to frequent exchanges, continuous interaction, and dynamic cooperation, injecting a steady stream of vitality into China-Europe relations.

President Yang stated that the future of China-Europe friendship requires joint efforts, and he earnestly looks forward to more individuals of insight in Europe actively engaging in the cause of China-Europe friendship. He expressed his hope that European friends of China, including Simonic and Muñoz, will take the China International Friendship Conference as a new starting point, and work tirelessly towards building a community with a shared future for mankind, jointly writing a new, vibrant chapter in China-Europe relations.

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Simonic and Muñoz expressed their congratulations on the 70th anniversary of the CPAFFC and their heartfelt gratitude for being honored with the title of “Friendship Ambassador” at this significant moment. They pledged to use this recognition as motivation to share China’s latest development concepts and remarkable achievements with their countries, thereby strengthening mutual understanding and friendship between the peoples, and contributing to the continuous development of bilateral and China-Europe relations.

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The honorary title of “Friendship Ambassador” was established by the CPAFFC in 1990 to recognize international friends who have made outstanding contributions to the cause of friendship between China and other countries.