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The author:(作者)qqpublished in(发表于) 2014/6/20 8:49:37 Li arrived in Athens， Greece the Prime Minister accompanied
General AP Greece Prime Minister Antonis Samaras invited Premier Li keqiang 19th local time this afternoon by special plane at the Athens International Airport at the start of Greece for an official visit. Mrs Cheng Hong Li keqiang arrived by the same plane.
Samaras and his wife went to the airport to greet Li and his wife, and held a Grand welcome ceremony. A marching band played the Greek national anthem. Li reviewed a guard of honour, accompanied by Samaras.
Li keqiang said Greece has a long history and splendid culture, the two countries enjoy profound traditional friendship. Over the past 42 years, bilateral relations have made considerable progress, both sides firmly support each other's core interests and major concerns. I look forward to the visit to consolidate political mutual trust between the two countries, opening up new prospects for practical cooperation in various fields.
During the visit, Li will work with Greece's President, Prime Minister, Parliament Speaker, as well as local leaders held meetings and talks, attended the Forum on Sino-Greek maritime cooperation and give a speech, Greek shipping and cultural cooperation projects in the survey.
Chinese Ambassador to Greece Ambassador introduced Zou Xiaoli, Li's current visit is to Samaras, the visit of the Prime Minister's visit to China a year ago, Mr Samaras will accompany. This reflects both sides attach great importance to bilateral relations, hope that Sino-Greek relations can walk in the forefront of Sino-European relations, playing a lead role.
Zou Xiaoli said it also shows that China is not only in Greece to deal with the sovereign debt crisis in the most difficult time was firmly with Greece stood together, is willing to cooperate with Greece on the road to economic recovery and development go hand in hand, revitalising the two ancient civilizations.
■?前瞻
The two sides signed more than 20 cooperation agreements and business contracts, including investment, trade, finance, oceans, science and technology, culture, quality control, and many other fields
Imports of crude oil more than half Greece cargo shipping
"Prime Minister Li keqiang is going to Greece for an official visit will be translated into practical cooperation in Sino-Greek friendship a major diplomatic breakthrough with landmark significance. "The Chinese Ambassador to Greece Ambassador Zou Xiaoli said.
Sino-Greek relations
Have helped new China shipping materials
History shows that Greece is one of China's most trusted friends. According to Zou Xiaoli introduced, early in front of the diplomatic ties of the two countries, Greece ship owners breaking the embargo to help transport supplies of new China; Beijing Olympics in China, from the overseas evacuation and other critical juncture, Greece will lend a helping hand.
Now Greece is chairing the EU Presidency. Greece, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Venizelos said that the average daily trade volume of more than 1 billion euros of EU and China, "Greece within the European Union itself as China's ' ambassadors ', very broad space for bilateral economic cooperation. "He said that Greece will continue at EU level to strengthen cooperation with China to reduce barriers to cooperation between the two sides, so as to play a really great investment potential.
Maritime cooperation
Crude imports more than half of Greece cargo shipping
Greece is in a unique geographical advantage, closer to the heart of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East are very close to perfect land, sea and air transport networks. Zou Xiaoli believes that Greece could become China's goods and capital going out of the portal and bridge. Despite the small size of current Sino-Greek bilateral trade and mutual investment, but prospects are very bright.
Piraeus port project is a good example. Both countries will be based on port construction, to rely on maritime transport cooperation, focusing on the development of logistics, rail transport, sea and air transport, and attract more enterprises to settle in Hong Kong, including high-tech manufacturing company.
Greece, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Venizelos, at present, Piraeus in the Greek Cypriot side has become a model of cooperation. Management of the COSCO Group, the port is one of the fastest growing port in Europe. Bilateral cooperation in the field of maritime transport huge – more than half of China's imported crude oil and other raw materials imported by Greece cargo shipping.
Venizelos said that Chinese companies in Greece's operations is in a difficult period for Greece economic confidence also gave thousands of high quality Greece providing jobs. Chinese companies in Greece's success to investors in other countries played a very good role model.
Cooperative innovation
Greece will ban Ocean cooperation forum
When it comes to maritime cooperation, Zou Xiaoli said that Greece is a traditional maritime countries, has the world's largest merchant fleet, Greece human cognition, development, management and protection of the oceans, extensive relationships and they accumulate in the shipping industry, are all very learn from China. 3 million square kilometers of China's "blue territory", the ocean will be China's future development, and to contribute in an important area of the world.
Zou Xiaoli said that during the visit the two sides signed more than 20 cooperation agreements and business contracts, including investment, trade, finance, oceans, science and technology, culture, quality control, and many other fields, regardless of quantity and quality to a higher level. Both sides also will host the Forum on Sino-Greek maritime cooperation, it is also an innovation. Overall, it's going to be a "bright colorful and fruitful" visits.
Cultural exchanges
Greece will mutually establish cultural center
Both China and Greece have a long history and splendid culture, mutual appreciation on both culture is deeply rooted in civil society. During this visit, Sino-Greek Cultural Centre signed a mutual agreement on both sides has a tangible vehicle for cultural exchange and cooperation.
General news agency reported
■?揭秘
Greece had helped China three times to evacuate
On June 12, the Chinese and foreign press briefing, Deputy Foreign Minister Wang introduced, Greece has always firmly supported China's major concerns and core interests, three times for helping Chinese overseas evacuation operation.
In 1997, Albania civil unrest
Send warships to help the Chinese to evacuate
On March 15, 1997, as Albania civil unrest seriously, Chinese Ambassador to Algeria Embassy Chinese evacuated in emergency arrangements to return home. Embassies have with Greece and the United States, and Italy, contacted the Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan, asking for help. At the crucial moment, Greece Government lent a helping hand, Greece Defence Minister immediately promised to make every effort, decided to send warships to help evacuations.
At 10:30, evacuated Embassy staff and Chinese bus ride, sailing under convoy with a police escort to the Durres port 40 km away. Dock to dock a boat Greece warships, Greece Navy heavily armed, ready to cohesion and preparedness. China more than more than 100 people aboard the ship, heading towards the open sea. Ship part of the interchange is already waiting in the other two on the high seas, respectively Greece warships. 3 warships sailed towards Greece Corfu, evacuees from there to board the plane to return to China.
2006 Lebanon-Israel conflict
Greece's Government sent to evacuate the ship
In July 2006, the Lebanese-Israeli conflict since the partial evacuations of Chinese nationals in Lebanon, China, including 7 Hong Kong compatriots.
In 2006, Israel and Lebanon conflicts at midnight on July 16, the Foreign Ministry decided to evacuate Chinese nationals in Lebanon, funding agencies and in Lebanon for some of its Embassy personnel in. At that time, Israel warplanes bombarded Lebanon's airport and main roads, blocked seaports, adds greatly to the evacuations more difficult.
When he was stationed in Lebanon Liu Xianghua, Ambassador and Embassy staff, organized overseas stages, withdrew by land to Syria. Overland has 4 batches of Chinese officials visiting Syria. But as the situation deteriorated, the withdrawal requests made there are Chinese nationals.
At this point, the road safety can be assured, it would be difficult to rent buses, embassies in Lebanon contact group left behind by the multi-party, Greece Government help, the fifth batch of 22 Chinese aboard Greece Government to evacuate the ship from the sea withdrew to Cyprus.
According to Xinhua News Agency, Foreign Ministry's Consular Department said Government evacuation transport is provided without charge to the individual.
2011 Libya crisis
Within 3 hours he decides to help China to evacuate
February 22, 2011 to March 5, Libya during the crisis, the Chinese Government has carried out the largest since the founding of new China to evacuate Chinese citizens abroad, total withdrawal of 35,860 Chinese in Libya who, of which there are 13185 after Greece Crete transit home.
Then-Chinese Ambassador to Greece Luo Linquan, Ambassador to Greece's Foreign Ministry note requesting assistance for retreating Chinese Libya citizens. Less than 3 hours, Greece Government decision, agreed that Libya Chinese citizens evacuated to Crete. Greece well below market prices, and provides room for Chinese nationals.
The Beijing News reporter Han Xuyang
■简介
US $ 3.65 billion last year in the Greek Cypriot trade
Greece is the birthplace of Western civilization. In ancient Greece, in music, mathematics, philosophy, literature, architecture, sculpture, and so have made great achievements, there have been a large number of cultural and art, including playwright Aristophanes, young put in at the end of, the philosopher Socrates, Plato, mathematician, Pythagoras, Euclid, and the sculptor Phidias. Greece is the birthplace of the Olympic Games.
Since the end of 2009, Greece suffered a severe debt crisis, economic woes. Greece Government has adopted a series of austerity measures.
Greece to actively promote and maintain the process of European integration, pay special attention to development and including China and India, Asia-Pacific countries, and hopes to strengthen economic and trade cooperation, benefiting economic development of China and India and other countries, services to Greece's economic development goals.
China and Greece on June 5, 1972 established diplomatic ties, bilateral relations have been developing smoothly. In 2006 to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership. In recent years, bilateral trade has developed rapidly. Greek bilateral trade amounted to us $ 3.65 billion in 2013.
According to Xinhua News Agency
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