On May 8-19, 2017, SIIS Assistant President Ye Qing led a group to visit Egypt, Morocco and UAE.
During their stay in Egypt, the SIIS delegation had a roundtable with the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA) on the “One Belt and One Road” initiative, regional situation, and China-Egypt bilateral relations and economic cooperation etc. Ambassador Ezzat Saad, Executive Director of ECFA, Ambassador Aly El-Hefny, Former Deputy Foreign Minister & Egyptian Ambassador to China, Ambassador Ahmed Abdel Aziz Mostafa, Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister, and Ambassador Hisbam El-Zimaity, Board Member and Secretary General of ECFA attended the meeting.
Roundtable with ECFA
The delegation had a meeting with Prof. Abd El-Wahab Mohamed Ezzat, President of Ain Shams University and Dr. Mona Foad, Dean of the Faculty of Al-Alsun.
Meeting at the School of Language, Ain Shams University
Meeting with Prof. Abd El-Wahab Mohamed Ezzat, President of Ain Shams University
The delegation had a discussion with Egypt-TEDA managing team on the development of the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone, China-Egypt economic cooperation in the framework of “One Belt and One Road” Initiative, Chinese entrepreneurs going out etc.
meeting with the managing team of Egypt-TEDA
On May 12-13, SIIS co-hosted the international workshop on “One Belt and One Road” and China-Africa Strategic Studies with Hassan II University of Casablanca. SIIS scholars participated in panel discussions on Africa’s economic capability and China-Africa cooperation opportunity, “One Belt and One Road” Initiative and the prospect of China-Africa strategic cooperation, the role of paradiplomacy in the bilateral and multi-lateral relations between China and Africa, and building long-term institutions of China-Africa cultural exchanges etc.
Group photo of participants
Prof. Ye Qing, Prof. Li Weijian, Prof. Jin Liangxiang and Prof. Chen Youjun giving speeches
Meeting with Ambassador Sun Shuzhong, Chinese Ambassador to Morocco
Meeting with President of Hassan II University of Casablanca
Meeting with Prof. Yan Tingguo, director of the Confucius Institute, Hassan II University of Casablanca
The SIIS group had a meeting with President of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University. They also visited China-Morocco Research Center. Prof. Ye Qing gave a speech for scholars and students on the “One Belt and One Road” initiative and China-Morocco relations.
Meeting with President of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
Prof. Ye Qing giving a speech at the China-Morocco Research Center
Visiting China-Morocco Research Center
The SIIS group visited Morocco OCP Policy Center. They had a meeting with Fatallah Oualalou, former Finance and Economics Minister of Morocco and Former Mayor of Rabat, Dr. Abdallah Saaf and Dr. Larabi Ja?di, senior fellow of the OCP Center.
Meeting at Morocco OCP Policy Center
During their stay in UAE, the SIIS group visited the Future for Advanced
Research and Studies (FARAS). They met with Dr. Mohamed Abdelsalam, director of
the FARAS and held a workshop on China’s Middle East policy and the “One Belt
and One Road” initiative.
Meeting with Dr. Mohamed Abdelsalam, director of the FARAS
Workshop at FARAS
The SIIS group visited the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) and had a discussion with research fellows on the “One Belt and One Road” initiative, political situation in the Middle East and economic cooperation between China and Middle East countries etc.
Meeting with ECSSR research fellows
The SIIS group visited Chinese Embassy in UAE and met with Ambassador Ni Jian and Counselor He Song.
Meeting with Ambassador Ni Jian
Meeting with
Counselor He Song
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