On the morning of March the 4th, Mr. Dai Jianjun, Vice President of the Beijing People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Xu Qiang, Secretary-General of the Beijing NGO Network for the Promotion of International Exchanges in a group of four people held working talks with Dr. Li Ruohong, Vice President of the Friends Association and the Beijing Promotion Association, on the sustainable development of international exchanges, cultural interaction and peace and public welfare in Beijing in the new era.
Dr. Li described how the Foundation's multidisciplinary cooperation with UNESCO, governments and partners over the years has won the consensus of the international community, such as the "Interactive Atlas of cultural interactions Along the Silk Roads", the global youth photography competition, the "Peace Festival" and the allocation of global networks and resources, as well as the dynamic practice of resolving conflicts peacefully internationally and telling The Story of China, as well as the key work plans of the China World Peace Foundation and the Beijing International Peace Culture Foundation in 2021. Dr. Li thanked the Friends of the Association and the Beijing NGO Network for their support and cooperation over the years.
Mr. Dai Jianjun, Vice President of the Beijing People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, said: The foundation's past achievements and contributions have been impressive, and the establishment of a large platform for international exchanges is valuable and we should make good use of the unique advantages of these resources. Civil diplomacy is an important lever of Beijing's "four centers" and "two regions" construction, with diverse forms and high flexibility, and has great potential for progress in cooperative development.
The two sides agreed that in the new stage of development, which focuses on domestic and international double cycles and continues to expand and open up, forces should be pooled and joint planning groups should be formed to further deepen multi-disciplinary cross-civilizational cultural interaction, multi-dimensional cross-regional international exchanges and multi-angle cross-ethnic peace and public welfare. After the visit, they also visited the Peace Garden Museum, a cultural landmark.
