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Economic and Trade Forum China –Central and Eastern European countries
(Bucharest, November 26, 2013)
The Economic and Trade Forum China –Central and Eastern European countries will be held in Bucharest (Palace of Parliament), on Tuesday, November 26.
Economic event, organized by the Romanian Government, takes place in the margins of the Heads of Government in Central and Eastern Europe – China meeting, held on the same day.
The economic and trade forum will be opened by Victor Ponta, Prime Minister of Romania and Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of PR China.
In addition to high government officials from 17 countries, the forum will be attended by over 1500 businesspeople, of which about 300 Chinese businesspeople, 800 Romanian and over 400 businesspeople from other countries in the region (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary).
The Forum will be divided in one plenary session and five workshops focused on main areas of cooperation between China and Central and Eastern Europe: infrastructure / transport, energy, agriculture, IC&T and tourism.
The Bucharest Forum is aimed at promoting economic and trade ties between the participating countries and China and at identifying new opportunities for cooperation, through concrete projects, focusing on the areas of infrastructure, transport, energy, agriculture, IC&T, tourism, banking sector and finance. Discussions will provide an opportunity too to exchange experience regarding current cooperation projects and the panels – the opportunity of direct contact between companies and businesspeople participants, and also between them and representatives of Government authorities.
Within the Forum (Parliament Palace, level P1) over 200 exhibitors will be present too, in 4 exhibitions intended to promote agricultural products, high-speed trains, tourism and IT & C.
Business Forum Programme
Tuesday, 26th November 2013
Palace of Parliament
07.00 Arrival of mass-media representatives, entrance A1, Palace of Parliament
Accreditation and press access
07.30-08.30 Arrival of participants, entrance A1, Palace of Parliament
Access and registration / badges
09.00-09.40 Opening Ceremony
Location: A.I. Cuza room, 1st floor
Mr. Dan-Coman ŞOVA, minister delegate for infrastructure projects of national interest and foreign investment, gives a short introduction and invites the Romanian leader to address the audience
Mr. Victor PONTA, the Romanian Prime Minister
Mr. GAO Hucheng, minister, Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, gives a short introduction and invites the Chinese leader to address the audience
Mr. LI Keqiang, the Chinese Prime Minister
Both leaders leave the venue
09.40-12.00 Plenary session
Location: A.I. Cuza room, 1st floor
Laza KEKIC, moderator, The Economist, invites:
Mr. Dan-Coman ŞOVA, minister delegate for infrastructure projects of national interest and foreign investments to present the economic climate and investment opportunities in Romania
Laza KEKIC, moderator, The Economist, invites:
Mr. SUN Chenghai, leader of the Trade Development Bureau of Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, to present the investment and trade policy situation in China
Laza KEKIC, moderator, The Economist, invites:
Mr. Liviu VOINEA, minister delegate for budget, Romania
Mrs. Zorana MIHAJLOVIC, minister of energy, Republic of Serbia
Mr. Samo OMERZEL, minister of the infrastructure and spatial planning, Republic of Slovenia
Mr. Arben AHMETAJ, minister of economic development, trade and entrepreneurship, Albania
Mrs. Ilona ANTONISZYN-KLIK, deputy minister of economy, Republic of Poland
Mrs. Anna YANEVA, deputy minister of economy and energy, Bulgaria
Mr. Tomas DUB, deputy minister of foreign affairs, Czech Republic
Mr. Saulius GIRDAUSKAS, deputy minister of transport and communications, Republic of Lithuania
Mr. Andrejs PILDEGOVIČS, deputy minister of foreign affairs, Republic of Latvia
Laza KEKIC, moderator, The Economist, invites:
Mircea GEOANA, senator, president Aspen Romania
Laza KEKIC, moderator, The Economist, invites:
Mr. Traian HALALAI, president of EXIMBANK Romania
12.00-13.30 Business lunch
13.30-18.00 Organisation (at the same time) of 5 workshops in the following sectors: infrastructure, agriculture, energy, tourism and IT&C
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE WORKSHOP
13.30 – 15.00 Road Infrastructure
Speech on the latest developments in the motorway and national roads sector in Romania (strategic approach, financing sources, Romania’s position in the European and regional plan)
Mr. Dan-Coman ŞOVA, minister delegate for infrastructure projects of national interest and foreign investment
Speech on “Road infrastructure projects in Bulgaria: the current state of play and investment perspectives”.
Mrs. Desislava TERZIEVA, minister of regional development, Republic of Bulgaria
Speech on road infrastructure projects
Mr. Mile JANAKIESKI, minister of transport, Republic of Macedonia
Speech on the regional transport investment projects within the China – CEEC cooperation format
Mr. ZHANG Zhenhai, General Manager, Department of European Business, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC)
Speech on identifying and implementing transport investment projects (private sector vision) within the China – CEEC cooperation format
Mr. Laurenţiu PLOSCEANU, President ARACO, Romania
Mr. DING Jiansheng, President, Wanhua Industrial Group, China
Speech on transport infrastructure key enabler for Romania East-West gateway
Mrs. Ruxandra CHIRIȚĂ, Gateway Strategic Unit, Director PwC Advisory – Capital Projects and Infrastructure
Q&A session (14.45 – 15.00)
Main subjects:
Strategic approaches in the road transport sector, at European, regional and national level
Financing sources for implementing projects: EU funds, IFIs and commercial loans, private finance (project finance / used in PPP or concession projects)
Financing needs at European and national level: use of innovative financial instruments
National and regional transport investment projects within the China – CEEC cooperation format
Impact of EU public procurement rules within the 16+1 format road investment projects
On or off-balance sheet classification of assets and the public budget impact – a differentiated national approach
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break
15.30 – 17.00 Rail infrastructure. Multimodal transport. Naval and airport infrastructure
Speech on the latest developments in the rail and multimodal sector in Romania (strategic approach, financing sources, Romania’s position in the regional and European plan)
Mrs Ramona-Nicole MĂNESCU, minister of transport
Speech on the latest developments in the rail sector
Mr. Saulius GIRDAUSKAS, deputy minister of transport and communications, Republic of Lithuania
Mr. Tomas KERŠIS, director, commerce department, freight transportation directorate of JSC Lithuanian railways.
Speech on potential development as a tech-centre and other value-added activities (CN APM Constanta)
Mrs. Cristina RACAUTANU, representative of Constanţa Harbour, Romania
Speech on the CFR SA projects to rehabilitate the railway infrastructure in Romania
Mr. Jean NICOLAOS, director, strategy and international relations department of CFR S.A., Romania
Speech on intermodal terminal in the harbour new basin, Galati
Mrs. Raluca DANILA, representative of CNAPDM S.A. Galati, Romania
Speech on D.A.N.U.B.E. – Danube Access Network – Unlocking bottlenecks in Europe, by developing a high – quality TEN-T ports infrastructure in Romania, on optimal economic term – Giurgiu port and Drobeta Turnu Severin
Mrs. Denisa POPAZU, representative of APDF S.A. Giurgiu, Romania
Speech on the project: Danube Bucharest Channel
Mr. Daniel GEORGESCU, general director, CN ACN S.A., Romania
Speech on multimodal logistics to Northern Europe and Russia – integrated solutions for Chinese exporters
Mr. Kaspars BRIŠKENS, adviser to the minister of transport and communications of the Republic of Latvia, Supervisory Board Member at Air Baltic Corporation
Speech on the air transport opportunities in Romania
Mr. Valentin IORDACHE, director, communications department, CNAB S.A.
Q&A session (16.30 – 17.00)
Main subjects:
Strategic approaches in delineating priorities for rail, naval, airport or road infrastructure; importance of a master plan for investments in the transport sector
Financing sources and needs; future plans for an integrated approach at national, regional and EU level
Priority in transport projects to be developed within the 16+1 cooperation format; complementarity with European transport corridors (example: the Rhine-Danube corridor)
The Chinese view on implementing transport projects within the 16+1 cooperation format
Romania as the East – West gateway for investment
AGRICULTURE AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETING NETWORK WORKSHOP
13.30 – 13.50 Opening remarks
Mr. Daniel CONSTANTIN, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Romania
Representative of the Government of People’s Republic of China (tbc)
Mr. Dimitar GREKOV, minister of agriculture and food, Republic of Bulgaria
13.50 – 14.50 Field Crop Production, Horticulture and Processing Industry
Speech on opportunities and perspectives on the wine sector in Romania
Mr. Ovidiu GHEORGHE, National Vineyard Growers and Wine Producers Association
Speech on China’s international marketing network building
Mr. JIANG Nan, Director of department of trade in services and commercial services, MOFCOM
Speech on the general overview of Romanian sector on fresh and canned vegetables and the international marketing network
Mr. Aurel TANASE, General Director of National Interprofessional Organisation Prodcom
Speech on international marketing network building and outlook on Trade and Economic Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries
Mr. MA Jixian, Deputy Director-general of Commerce Department of Guangxi Province
Mr . WU Jiang, President of CECZ Trading & Logistic Cooperation Zone Co., Ltd.
Speech on the general overview of Grains Romanian sector, development of storage capacities and new markets within the China-CEEC
Mr. Sorin DOGARU, President of the Cereals Storage Association, Romania
Speech on promoting international marketing through cross-border e-commerce
Mr.ZHANG Xuming, Chairman of China Golden Pay Co. Ltd
Speech on experiences on building international marketing network
Mr. XUE Huadong, Chairman of Dingli Co. Ltd
Speech on the general overview of Romanian organic sector and the international marketing network
Mr. Marian CIOCEANU, President of Bio-România Association
Q&A Session (14.50 – 15.00)
15.00 – 15. 30 Coffee break
15.30 – 16.00 Livestock and Animal Breeding
Speech on opportunities and perspectives on the cattle breeding in Romania
Mr. Dumitru GRIGOREAN, President of Beef Cattle Association, Romania
Speech on opportunities and perspectives on the swine breeding in Romania
Prof. univ. Ioan LADOSI, President of the Romanian Pork Meat Producers
Speech on identifying new markets within China- CEE countries on Pork Processing Products (private sector vision)
Sorin MINEA, President of ROMALIMENTA
Q&A Session (16.00 – 16.15)
16.15 – 17.00 Adaptation to the climate changes and land reclamation sector efficiency.
Investment in irrigation infrastructure
Speech on the general overview of irrigation infrastructure in Romania, future plans and projects to be implemented with private finance
Mr. Daniel BOTANOIU, State Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Romania
Speech on the organization of water users’ associations and framework for cooperation in implementing investment projects within China- CEEC format
Mrs. Mihaela NICULEŢ, Vice-president of the Confederation of Water Users for Irrigation
Q&A Session (16.45 – 17.00)
ENERGY WORKSHOP
New directions of cooperation and investment opportunities
New Energy – Guarantee for the Green Economy
13.30 – 15.30 Opening remarks
Mr. Constantin NIŢĂ, minister delegate for energy
Speech on new energy – guarantee for the Green Economy
Mr. HONG Shui Sun, general manager of SINOHYDRO Group Ltd.
Speech on energy policy – CEE specific approaches
Mrs. Zorana MIHAJLOVIC, minister of energy, Republic of Serbia
Mr. Samo OMERZEL, minister of the infrastructure and spatial planning, Republic of Slovenia
Speech on energy policy from Central Europe perspective
Mrs. Ilona ANTONISZYN-KLIK, deputy minister of economy, Republic of Poland
Speech on transformation of energy sector in the Czech Republic – investments up to 2030
Mr. Pavel SOLC, deputy minister of industry and trade, Czech Republic
Speech on Evolutions in the energy sector and key energy projects in Romania
Mrs. Elena POPESCU, director general, Energy Department
Speech on stable regulatory framework, basic requirement for attracting investments
Mr. Niculae HAVRILEŢ, president National Authority for Energy Regulation
Speech on role of Romania as a regional energy gateway on the East-West route
Mr. Bogdan BELCIU, managing partner, Romania Strategic Unit Gateway, Partner PwC Management Consulting
Q&A session (15.30 – 16.00)
16.00 – 16.30 Coffee break
16.30 – 18.00 Business to business meetings
Participants will have the opportunity to discuss, in the framework of bilateral/multilateral reunions, issues related to energy projects under development or new investments proposals.
TOURISM WORKSHOP
13.30 – 13.40 Opening remarks
Mrs. Maria GRAPINI, minister delegate for SMEs, business environment and tourism
13.40 – 14.10 Romania – tourist destinations and business opportunities
Mr. Răzvan FILIPESCU, President, National Authority for Tourism
Mr. ZHANG Jibin, Vice Executive Secretary General, General Office, Zhangjiakou Municipal People’s Government
Q&A Session
14.10 – 14.40 Pan-European tourist circuits
Mr. Miguel GALLEGO, Marketing, PR & Communication Manager, European Travel Commission
Q&A Session
14.40 – 15.00 China tourist destination
Mr. CHENG Liyan, European and American Secretary General Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EAcham)
Q&A Session
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break
15.30 – 16.00 Ways to improve cooperation between Central and East Europe countries and China in this field. The importance of transport
Mrs. Isabel GARAÑA, Regional Director of Europe, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Q&A Session
16.00 – 16.30 Economic impact of visa regime on the tourism industry
Speakers:
Mrs. Ana VADAN, Vice consul, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania,
Mr. Dorin Ionut GROSU, Director, Schengen Department, Ministry of Internal Affairs
Mrs. Neli NANOVA, chief of trade section, Embassy of Republic of Bulgaria in the People’s Republic of China, Beijing
Q&A session (16.30 – 17.00)
IT & C WORKSHOP
13.30 – 15.30 Cooperation and Technology Transfer in the ICT Sector
Opening Remarks: Mr. Claudiu LUCACI, TVR – Moderator
Key Note Speakers:
Mr. Dan NICA, Minister for Information Society of Romania – “Romania’s Potential to Become a Regional Hub for Fostering an IT Based Development and Economic Growth”
Mr. Vujica LAZOVIC, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Information Technology, Republic of Montenegro
Mrs. CUI Jia, Vice President of ZTE CORPORATION
Best Practices, Challenges, Technology Transfer Potential
Ms. Julieta TENCHEVA, Head of International Relations in IT and Communications Department, European Coordination and International Relations Directorate, Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications of Bulgaria – “The Bulgarian Broadband Project”
Mr. Tomi ILIJAS, CEO Arctur, Slovenia – “The Greenest HPC Center in Europe – Case Study”
Mr. Nikolai BECKERS, CEO Romtelecom/Cosmote, Romania – “Romanian Telecom Market – Opportunities for Long Term Development”
Mr. JIANG Yafei, Vice President of Huawei Public and Government Affairs Department – “Enhance the IT&C Strategic Cooperation in China, Mid & East European Region”
Mr. Lorian VINTILĂ, Operations & Strategy Director, ZTE Romania – “Delivering on the Promises in the 4G Era”
Mr. Bogdan PADIU, CEO TeamNet , Romania – “Sharing IT Knowledge – the Way Forward”
Ms. Irina SOCOL, CEO Siveco, Romania – “E-learning as a Powerful Tool to Consolidate Knowledge Based Economy”
Mr. Cosmin PACHIU, General Manager Livestudies, UTI Group, Romania – „Livestudies – Powering the Quality Education”
Ms. Doina BANCIU, Ph.D – Director General ICI (Institute for Research and Development in Informatics), Romania – „Cloud Computing for Public Administration”
Main Subjects:
Communications Infrastructure / Broadband – The core foundation of the information society
How 4G Technologies have changed the world we live in
IT&C Research – Cloud Computing – Resource, Innovation and New Territories
Cyber Security, the most important challenge of the 21st century
E-learning as a powerful tool to consolidate a knowledge-based economy
Q&A session (15.00 – 15.30)
Journalists as well as public and private sector representatives are invited to ask questions, debate and share their views on specific topics.
15.30 – 16.00 Coffee break
16.00 – 17.00 Exhibition Tour – Lives Demos of the Latest Technologies and Trends
Ten companies from Romania and China will exhibit their best IT&C projects and technologies. A tour will be organized through the exhibition. The exhibitors will organize live demos for the participants and media representatives, presenting their best practices, answering questions.
Note: Business to business meetings will take place during the sectorial workshops as well as after (17.00 – 18.00).
The Bucharest Guidelines for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries
2015-01-26 14:25:59 | Xinhua News Agency
On 26 November 2013, the Meeting of Heads of Government of China and Central and Eastern European Countries was held in Bucharest, Romania. Premier Li Keqiang of the People’s Republic of China, Prime Minister Victor Ponta of Romania, Prime Minister Edi Rama of the Republic of Albania, Chairman of the Council of Ministers Vjekoslav Bevanda of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski of the Republic of Bulgaria, Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic of the Republic of Croatia, Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok of the Czech Republic, Prime Minister Andrus Ansip of the Republic of Estonia, Prime Minister Orban Viktor of Hungary, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius of the Republic of Lithuania, Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski of the Republic of Macedonia, Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic of Montenegro, Prime Minister Donald Tusk of the Republic of Poland, Prime Minister Ivica Dacic of the Republic of Serbia, Prime Minister Robert Fico of the Slovak Republic, Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek of the Republic of Slovenia and Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkevics, representative of Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis of the Republic of Latvia, attended the meeting. They expressed appreciation and gratitude to Romania for the efforts it had made as the host country to ensure the success of the meeting.
Parties at the meeting reviewed the achievements made in cooperation between China and central and eastern European countries (CEECs), commended the important contribution of China-CEEC cooperation to solidifying China-CEEC traditional friendship, strengthening political mutual trust, deepening practical cooperation, enhancing people-to-people and cultural exchanges and promoting all-round development of China-Europe relations and agreed that China-CEEC cooperation conforms to the respective features of development and cooperation needs of China and CEECs and meets the common aspirations and interests of their peoples.
Parties at the meeting stressed that China-CEEC cooperation is in concord with China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership and expressed their readiness to continue to strengthen and deepen China-CEEC cooperation on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit and work to make it a growth point in China-Europe cooperation for the benefit of development in all the countries, their peoples as well as world peace and stability, while offering useful experience for countries with different civilizations, systems and levels of development to live in harmony with one another and develop hand in hand.
To further advance China-CEEC cooperation, parties at the meeting jointly formulated and issued the Bucharest Guidelines for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries focusing on the theme of the meeting Win-Win Cooperation for Common Development and affirmed that cooperation will be conducted in accordance with their respective laws and regulations, and in the case of EU member states, relevant EU legislation and regulations will also be observed.
I. Hold a China-CEEC meeting of heads of government every year to review cooperation achievements and set the direction for future cooperation. Parties will discuss and set the date and venue of the 2014 meeting as soon as possible.
II. Consider formulating a medium-term agenda for cooperation when appropriate in light of how China-CEEC cooperation evolves.
III. Promote investment, economic and trade cooperation
i. Firmly oppose protectionism in all its forms and manifestations, work to promote mutual investment and scale up and upgrade economic cooperation and trade while striving to mitigate its current imbalances.
ii. Designate and announce 2014 as the China-CEEC Investment and Business Promotion Year, and under its framework:
1. Hold a China-CEEC ministerial meeting on promotion of economic cooperation and trade;
2. Hold an expo of CEEC commodities in China;
3. Hold a China-CEEC symposium on macroeconomic policies in China;
4. Hold a China-CEEC symposium on investment promotion in China;
5. Organize a China-CEEC investment promotion event at the China International Fair for Investment and Trade;
6. Hold a China investment forum in the Czech Republic;
7. Establish a China-CEEC liaison mechanism for investment promotion agencies;
8. Support the establishment of a China-CEEC association of chambers of commerce, joined by chambers of commerce of China and CEECs on a voluntary basis.
iii. Encourage SMEs to play an active role in business cooperation and discuss the possibility of establishing a platform for China-CEEC SME exchanges and cooperation. The Chinese side welcomes CEECs’ participation in the China International Small and Medium Enterprises Fair in 2014 and is ready to organize a special event for CEEC SMEs at the Fair. Parties support SMEs in strengthening cooperation in green technologies. Poland will hold a special event during POLEKO Fairs in Poland.
iv. Encourage Chinese and CEEC businesses to discuss the possibility and opportunities of using convenient geographic location and favorable investment conditions of China and CEECs to jointly explore third markets.
v. Encourage parties to develop agrotrade when supplies are ensured and their respective inspection and quarantine requirements are met.
vi. Support the establishment of a China-CEEC association to promote agricultural cooperation. Relevant Chinese and CEEC agencies, businesses and organizations are welcome to join on a voluntary basis.
vii. China and one of the CEECs will take turns to hold a China-CEEC agricultural cooperation forum.
IV. Expand financial cooperation
i. China and CEECs will step up coordination, encourage their financial institutions to engage in cooperation in flexible and diverse forms and bring into full play the role of the US$10 billion special credit line in promoting China-CEEC economic cooperation and trade.
ii. Parties welcome the official launch of the China-CEEC Investment Cooperation Fund (stage one), commend the efforts made by Chinese, Polish and Hungarian financial institutions, support the relevant financial institutions in launching stage two of the fund at an appropriate time and encourage more financial institutions and businesses to contribute to the fund. In the meantime, CEEC governments, financial institutions and businesses are welcome to recommend high-quality and promising projects to the Fund.
iii. Support qualified and interested financial institutions of China and CEECs in establishing branches and developing business in each other’s countries in line with the relevant regulatory and supervisory legislation. Support the People’s Bank of China and the central banks of CEECs in signing agreements of currency swaps as they see necessary and promote local currency settlement as one of the means to promote trade and investment.
iv. Support qualified and interested Chinese and CEEC institutions in investing in each other’s inter-bank bond market.
V. Enhance cooperation in connectivity
i. Actively discuss the possibility of building an international railway transportation corridor connecting China with CEECs and encourage businesses to establish bonded areas and distribution centers along the railway routes to build a new logistics passage between China and Europe.
ii. Strengthen cooperation in infrastructure development, such as construction of roads, railways, ports and airports based on the principle of mutual benefit.
iii. Support the establishment of a China-CEEC association on infrastructure cooperation and relevant Chinese and CEEC agencies and businesses are welcome to join on a voluntary basis.
iv. Welcome a high-level conference on transport, logistics and trade routes connecting Asia with Europe to be held in 2014 in Riga, Latvia.
VI. Expand cooperation in science, technology, innovation, environmental protection and energy
i. Hold on a regular basis a China-CEEC symposium to promote innovation, technological cooperation and international technology transfer, with the first symposium to be held in 2014.
ii. Strengthen cooperation in the information and communications sector.
iii. Strengthen China-CEEC cooperation and exchanges on protection of forest, wetland and wildlife and development of green economy and eco-culture.
iv. The Chinese side stands ready to strengthen cooperation and exchanges with CEECs on environment-friendly science and technology, negotiate the signing of relevant MOUs on environmental cooperation, encourage institutes of environmental science and research from China and CEECs to establish partnerships and research networks, support environmental experts and scholars in carrying out exchanges and mutual visits, engage in cooperative research programs on water, air and solid waste management, promote exchanges, cooperation and capacity building in the fields of eco-industries, sustainable consumption and production and environmental labeling certification, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win progress in environmental science, technology and innovation.
v. The Chinese side stands ready to step up cooperation with CEECs on nuclear power, wind power, hydro power, solar power and other sources of clean power for mutual benefit and common development. CEECs welcome the Chinese readiness in this regard.
vi. Encourage closer cooperation between China and CEECs in the fields of protection and sustainable use of natural resources, geology, mining and spatial planning.
VII. Promote dynamic people-to-people and cultural exchanges and cooperation
i. Hold the first China-CEEC high-level symposium of think tanks in China in December 2013.
ii. The Secretariat for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries will organize mutual visits by 50 Chinese journalists and 50 CEEC journalists in 2014.
iii. Hold the China-CEEC Young Political Leaders’ Forum and the China-CEEC Cultural Cooperation Forum once every two years. China and CEECs will discuss and set the venues and dates of the two events to be held in 2015 as soon as possible.
iv. Support the establishment of a China-CEEC association of tourism promotion agencies and businesses and welcome Chinese and CEEC tourism promotion agencies and businesses to join on a voluntary basis. Promotion events of Chinese and CEEC tourism products will continue to be held at the China International Travel Mart.
v. Hold on a regular basis the China-CEEC Education Policy Dialogue. Actively explore the possibility of establishing a China-CEEC association of institutes of higher learning.
vi. Take effective measures to facilitate movement of people. The Chinese side welcomes visa and residence permit facilitation measures of Romania and the Czech Republic for Chinese citizens and announces that citizens of all the 16 CEECs will be entitled to 72-hour visa-free transit in Beijing, Shanghai and other ports.
VIII. Cooperation at the sub-national level will be encouraged and supported as one of the important pillars of China-CEEC cooperation. Support the establishment of a China-CEEC association of provincial governors, joined by Chinese and CEEC provinces, states and municipalities on a voluntary basis. The China-CEEC Local Leaders’ Meeting will be held once every two years.
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