Beijing: IMAN holds Chinese New Year celebration dinner

Jueves, 6 Febrero 2014 35 Más imágenes

The Iman Foundation held a dinner this week in Beijing, to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

It was a successful event attended by many distinguished guests including:

The Honourable Yang Fuchang, China's former Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs

The Honourable Cai Fangbai, China's former Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, former Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress

The Honourable Wei Jianguo, China's former Vice-Minister of Ministry of Commerce, and Vice Chairman of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE)

Ambassador An Huihou

Professor Zhang Kai

Ambassador Wu Chuanfu

Ambassador Liu Lide

Ambassador Xie Shimao

Ambassador Zhang Zhixiang

Ambassador Zhao Xuechang

Ambassador Li Qingyu, President of the IMAN Foundation for China

Mr. Zhu Min, Vice-Chairman of the China Foundation for International Studies

Ambassador Liu Zhen Tang

Ambassador Zhen Jianguo

The conversation was wide-ranging. There was complete agreement that despite their many differences, the East and West also share many common goals and dreams. First amongst these is the importance of inter-cultural dialogue and understanding. The sharing of and respect for each others' values has a huge impact on relationships at every level. Huge strides continue to be made through art, sport, music and literature. Mutual business interests have also created strong bonds.

These are all important in their own right, but even more so, is the International Community's joint fight against extremism. There is no doubt that the evils of religious intolerance and sectarian tension are pervasive across the world and they must be challenged.

Ribal Al Assad commented: "It was a pleasure to enjoy the start of the Chinese Year of the Horse with such distinguished, like-minded and positive people. From Beijing to London we share the same desire for a peaceful and accepting environment. It will be exciting to investigate how best to mutually develop the most effective routes to achieving them."

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