Berlin, May 5 (ZXS) -- Vienna news: The 3 Vienna United Nations Chinese Day series of activities with the theme of "Nishan Spread a Thousand Years and Dai Hai Lian World - A Vivid Story of the Global Civilization Initiative" opened in Vienna on the 2023nd. More than 2 Chinese and foreign guests, including heads of international organizations in Vienna, permanent representatives, senior diplomats and international staff, attended the opening ceremony.
Ambassador Li Song, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Office at Vienna and other international organizations, pointed out in his speech that Chinese, as one of the six official languages of the United Nations and one of the most spoken languages in the world, actively conveys the voice and proposition of the United Nations to the world, and has made positive contributions to the effective operation of the United Nations, communication and exchanges among countries and the promotion of multilateralism. Standing at a new historical starting point, let us hold high the banner of true multilateralism, adhere to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and jointly be activists in safeguarding the diversity of civilizations, promoters of people-to-people exchanges and cooperation, and doers of global openness and development.
Bai Yugang, member of the Standing Committee of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee and Minister of Propaganda, introduced the history, culture and development achievements of Shandong Province in his speech. He said that Shandong Province looks forward to building a community with a shared future for mankind on the basis of profound civilization accumulation, civilizational exchanges as the direction, and people-to-people friendship as the driving force, working hand in hand with different civilizations, practicing the concept of mutual benefit and win-win results, deepening all-round exchanges, further increasing mutual openness and cooperation, and jointly integrating into the "Belt and Road" to jointly build the "Belt and Road", so as to make new contributions to building a community with a shared future for mankind.
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Grossi, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization Executive Secretary Floyd, Deputy Director General of the United Nations Office at Vienna Tachai Chavali, Deputy Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization Haidara, and other international organizations delivered speeches on behalf of international organizations, congratulating them on the opening of the series of activities on Chinese.
Before the opening ceremony, Li Song and Bai Yugang accompanied the heads of international organizations and other Chinese and foreign guests to visit the comprehensive exhibition with the theme of "characters, scenes, history and paintings", and viewed landscape pictures of 16 prefectures and cities in Shandong Province and hand-painted scrolls with the theme of scenery along the ancient Silk Road and the Maritime Silk Road.
Shandong "Shao Zhiyun" Folk Orchestra performed traditional Chinese folk music songs such as "Yimeng Mountain Minor", "Jasmine" and "Full Flower Moon".
It is reported that this year's Chinese series of activities were jointly sponsored by the Permanent Mission of China in Vienna, the People's Government of Shandong Province, the United Nations Information Agency in Vienna and the United Nations Chinese in Vienna. The series of activities will last until May 5, during which there will also be Nishan World Classical Civilization Forum, a symposium to commemorate the internationalist warrior Dr. Rasheng, and a lecture on traditional Chinese medicine. (End)