The “One Belt and One Road in Lebanon: Beijing to Beirut” activities was inaugurated in Phoenicia Hotel of Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, on 24th November. The half-a-month long project was composed of “Chinese Gourmet Festival”, “Chinese Excellent Books Exhibition & Press Briefing of Holding Hands for One Hundred Years——Stories about China and Lebanon”, “Dialogue of Banking between China and Lebanon”. The aims of the activities are strengthening exchanges between China and Lebanon in the fields of culture, tourism, economy and trade, jointly advancing the “Belt and Road” construction.

Dignitaries attending the opening ceremony include Li Xiaolin, President of the CPAFFC, Wang Kejian, Chinese Ambassador to Lebanon, Li Meng, Vice President of the Beijing People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Gao Fei, Vice President of Beijing Tourism Group, Adnan Kassar, Chairman of Fransabank Group, attended the opening ceremony, together with over 200 guests from all sectors of the two countries.