Bilateral Relations Seminar on 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Tajikistan and the New Works Publication Ceremony of Alimov, the Tajikistani Ambassador in China, which jointly sponsored by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC),the China-Central Asia Friendship Association and China Foundation for International Studies (CFIS), was successfully held in the Peace Palace of the CPAFFC on October 25th,2012.
More than fifty persons including Zhang Deguang, the director-general of the CFIS and president of China-Central Asia Friendship Association, Liu Guchang, the Executive Director of the CFIS , Li Jianping, the vice president of the CPAFFC and China-Central Asia Friendship Association, Alimov, the Tajikistani ambassador in China, other diplomats from Tajikistani Embassy in China, and relevant leaders, consultants, councilors from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CFIS, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China Institute of International Studies, and representatives from the news media, attended this activity.
First of all, Zhang Deguang, Liu Guchang, Li Jianping and other Chinese leaders delivered speeches. They all highly praised Ambassador Alimov for his distinguished contribution to promoting the development of relationship and mutual friendship between China and Tajikistan. They also reviewed the achievements had been made in cooperation in various fields since the establishment of the diplomatic relations of the two counties 20 years ago. Later, in his summary speech, Ambassador Alimov thanked the Chinese guests for their recognition on his work; he said he would continue to make greater contribution in the further for promoting the bilateral relation and deepening the mutual understanding and friendship for generations between the people of the two countries.
The two new books of Alimov, Tajikistan and China: the Opposite Way and Tajikistan and China: Cultural Dialog which separately refers to the bilateral relations and cultural cooperation between China and Tajikistan, were introduced at the seminar.
