China completes Confucius Institute in Samarkand

According to Pravda Vostoka, the agreement on the establishment of the Confucius Institute in Samarkand was signed during the visit of the President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping to the country upon invitation of the President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, on September 9th, 2013. The participants became acquainted with the conditions created at the Institute for the study of Chinese language and culture. In her speech at the Institute's opening ceremony, on November 27th, 2014, Chargé d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Uzbekistan, Ms. Zou Yanhui, noted that, "Against the backdrop of the Silk Road Economic Belt joint creation of an increasing demand for highly qualified Chinese-personnel resources, so the opening of the Confucius Institute in Samarkand was held at the right time. I am sure that the Confucius Institute will play the role of enhancing mutual understanding between the two peoples and the development of Sino-Uzbek relations."

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