Macedonia to Host China CEE Countries Culture Forum in 2019

Macedonia will host the Ministers’ Forum for Cultural Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European countries in 2019, Culture Minister Asaf Ademi announced on Monday evening during an event promoting Chinese culture and cuisine at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Skopje. Yin Lixian, China’s Ambassador to Macedonia, also attended the celebration held to observe the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. “We’ll keep working,” Minister Ademi said, “to facilitate communication and cooperation between China’s, Macedonia’s, and CEE countries’ national cultural institutions through our Coordination Center.” The event was organized by the Ministry of Culture of Macedonia in collaboration with the China-CEEC Coordination Center, the Confucius Institute at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, and the Embassy of PR China.