Overview

Chinese Government funds the establishment of a Chinese Cultural Center in Minsk

Commitment Year•2015Country of Activity•BelarusDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BelarusSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: May 10, 2015

Start (actual): May 10, 2015

End (actual): Dec 21, 2016

Geospatial footprint

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This project involved the establishment of a Chinese Cultural Center in the city of Minsk. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/361062933#map=19/53.90430/27.53258.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Belarus

Loan desecription

Chinese Government funds the establishment of a Chinese Cultural Center in Minsk

Narrative

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Project narrative

On May 10, 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced the establishment of the Chinese cultural center in Belarus in a bilateral agreement. Then, on December 21, 2016, an opening ceremony was held for the Chinese Cultural Center in Belarus' capital of Minsk. The center seeks to deepen exchanges and cultural exchanges between the two countries. There are plans for Belarus to also establish a Belarusian cultural center in Beijing .

Staff comments

The Chinese project title is 明斯克中国文化中心. The Russian project title is Китайский Культурный Центр в Минске. The monetary value of the financial commitment that supported this project is unknown. This issue merits further investigation.