13th African Ambassadors’Lecture Tour held in Nanchang

The 13th Lecture Tour by African Ambassadors, hosted by the CPAFFC and organized by Jiangxi Provincial Foreign Affairs Office and Jiangxi People’s  Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, was held in Oct. 14, 2014 in Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi Province. Attendants for the lectures include H.E. Victor SIKONINA, Ambassador of Madagascar and Head of the Diplomatic Corps, H.E. Hassane Rabehi, Ambassador of Algeria, H.E. Abdoulaye FALL, Ambassador of Senegal, Mr. Mouandjo Mouandjo, representative of Cameroonian Embassy, diplomats of the four African embassies, and representatives of more than 40 government organs, enterprises and universities, totally more than 100 people.

Diplomats of the four African Countries respectively introduced their country’s general information and investment policies. All of them expressed the willingness of strengthening the exchange and cooperation with Jiangxi Province and bringing entrepreneurs of Jiangxi to invest in Africa. They also exchanged views with the audience during the question and answer session. Moreover, Deputy Director General of Department of African Affairs of Chinese Foreign Ministry Mr. Wang Shiting and First Secretary of Department of West Asian and African Affairs of Chinese Ministry of Commerce Mr. Chen Sheng introduced the general information of China-Africa cooperation and Chinese policy on Africa.

H.E.Qiang Wei, Secretary of Jiangxi Provincial  Committee of the CPC, met with the delegation on Oct. 13. Qiang said that the cooperation between Jiangxi and the four African countries had developed quickly, investment amount had increased year by year, and the cooperation potential was large. He wished to take the lecture tour as an opportunity to further enhance the mutual understanding and friendship, to encourage more Jiangxi companies to invest in Africa, so as to enlarge the cooperation with the four countries and Africa at large.    

Mr. Yang Fahang, Member of Standing Committee of Yingtan Municipal Committee of the CPC and Deputy Mayor of Yingtan met with the delegation on Oct. 15.

The delegation paid a study tour to Jiangxi Normal University, Zhongding International Construction Group, Jiangxi Copper Corporation and Yingtan City Planning Exhibition Hall.