Full Text of The Riga Guidelines for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries (4)

(17)The Participants will explore the possibility of establishing a China-CEEC cultural cooperation coordination center in the Republic of Macedonia.

(18)The Participants support enhancing sports exchanges, and exploring new possibilities of cooperation.

(19)The All-China Youth Federation will invite young people from CEECs to participate in the Bridge of Future youth campus and workshop.

(20)The Participants welcome the organization of Happy Spring Festival events in CEECs.

10.Health Cooperation

(1)The Participants support activities and projects to be held in multiple forms under the framework of the China-CEEC Association on the Promotion of Health Cooperation, and the strengthening of direct cooperation between medical institutions of China and CEECs.

(2)The Participants continue to support the Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Lithuania and other CEECs in their exploration in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, and China will provide necessary technical assistance.

(3)Taking into account the healthcare system diversity, national specificities and legal framework, the Participants support cooperation between CEECs and China in the field of health industry, and welcome medical and health enterprises from both sides in carrying out direct cooperation.

(4)The 3rd China-CEEC Health Ministers' Forum will be held in Hungary in 2017.

11.Local Cooperation

(1)The 3rd working meeting of the China-CEEC Association of Provincial Governors will be held in Bulgaria in 2017.

(2)The 4th China-CEEC Local Leaders' Meeting will be held in Bulgaria in 2018.

(3)The Participants encourage and support exchanges and cooperation between mayors of Chinese and CEEC capital cities.

(4)The Participants encourage China-CEEC cooperation at the local level and support the twinning of provinces, regions and municipalities.

Annex

Implementation of the Measures of the Suzhou Guidelines for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries

1.In January 2016, the "Treasures of Romania" Exhibition was held at the National Museum of China in Beijing, China.

2.In February 2016, the 1st Quarterly Meeting of 2016 between the Secretariat for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries and CEEC embassies in China was held in Beijing, China.

3.In February 2016, the Press Conference for the 2016 year of China-CEEC people-to-people and cultural exchanges was held in Beijing, China.

4.In February 2016, the 2nd meeting of the China-CEEC Association on Promoting Agricultural Cooperation was held in Sofia, Bulgaria.

5.From February to March 2016, the "Happy Spring Festival" activities were held in the Estonian capital of Tallinn, the Croatian capital of Zagreb and the Czech capital of Prague.

6.In March 2016, the eRegions on the New eAmber and New eSilk Roads Think Tank Meeting was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

7.In March 2016, the regional center of the China National Tourism Administration was launched in Budapest, Hungary.

8.In April 2016, the 2nd Quarterly Meeting of 2016 between the Secretariat for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries and CEEC embassies in China was held in Beijing, China.

9.In May 2016, Sarajevo Business Forum 16+1 was held in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

10.In May 2016, the Conference of the Presidents of the Supreme Courts of China and CEECs was held in Suzhou, China.

11.In May 2016, the China-CEEC forum on cooperation in the field of art was held in Beijing, China.

12.In May 2016, the 1st China-CEEC Transport Ministers' Meeting was held in Riga, Latvia. The China-CEEC secretariat on logistics cooperation was established, and the Riga Declaration on Closer Cooperation in Logistics between CEECs and China was adopted.

13.In May 2016, officials from tourism authorities of CEECs attended the 1st World Conference on Tourism for Development in Beijing, China.

14.In May 2016, the 1st China-CEEC High-Level Meeting on Cooperation in Forestry and China-CEEC Forestry Business Forum were held in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

15.In May 2016, the 1st China-CEEC Literature Forum was held in Budapest, Hungary.

16.In May 2016, a delegation of CEEC journalists visited Guangdong Province, Jiangxi Province and Beijing, China.

17.In June 2016, the 2nd China-CEEC Ministerial Conference on Promoting Trade and Economic Cooperation, the China-CEEC Investment and Trade Expo and the 3rd Meeting of the China-CEEC Investment Promotion Agencies Contact Mechanism were held in Ningbo, China.

18.In June 2016, the 3rd China-CEEC Local Leaders' Meeting and the 2nd Working Meeting of the China-CEEC Association of Provincial Governors were held in Tangshan, China.

19.In June 2016, the 2nd China-CEEC Health Ministers' Forum was held in Suzhou, China.

20.In June 2016, the 7th China-CEEC National Coordinators' Meeting was held in Haikou, China.

21.In June 2016, the 1st China-CEEC Cultural and Creative Industries Forum was held in Belgrade, Serbia.

22.In June 2016, Chinese Performing Arts delegation paid the fourth visit to Slovenia, the Slovak Republic and Croatia to purchase programs.

23.In June 2016, famous painters from CEECs visited Guizhou Province, China.

24.From July to August 2016, the 2nd China-CEEC Summer Dance Camp was held in China.

25.In August 2016, a delegation of senior CEEC officials visited Fujian and Ningxia, China.

26.In August 2016, the Beijing International Book Fair with CEECs being the main guests of honor was held in Beijing, China.

27.In September 2016, the 5th meeting of the China-Hungary-Serbia joint working group on transport infrastructure cooperation was held in Belgrade, Serbia.

28.The China-CEEC Forum of Capital City Mayors was held in Sofia, Bulgaria in September 2016.

29.The 3rd Quarterly Meeting of 2016 between the Secretariat for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries and CEEC embassies in China was held in Beijing, China in October 2016.

30.The 4th China-CEEC Education Policy Dialogue and the 3rd meeting of China-CEEC Higher Education Institutes Consortium was held in China in October 2016.

31.In October 2016, Poland and Bulgaria participated in the China International Small and Medium Enterprises Fair held in Guangzhou, China.

32.Artistic directors of international opera festivals from CEECs visited China in October 2016.

33.The 1st China-CEEC Experts' Forum on Intangible Cultural Heritage wasl be held in Krakow, Poland in October 2016.

34.China attended the Brno International Engineering Fair in the Czech Republic in October 2016 as a partner country.

35.In October 2016, the China-CEE Countries Political Parties Dialogue was held in Budapest, Hungary.

36.In October 2016, the 8th China-CEEC National Coordinators' Meeting was held in Riga, Latvia.

37.In October 2016, the China-CEEC Dance Culture Union was established in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, as part of the Forum for cooperation in the field of art.

38.In November 2016, the side events of the 5th CEEC-China Summit - the 6th 16+1 Business Forum, the International Forum of China and Central and Eastern European Countries and the Seminar on Sinology Research and Chinese Teaching in Central and Eastern European Countries - were held in Riga, Latvia.

39.The China Investment Forum will be held in Prague in November 2016.

40.The 11th China-CEEC Agrotrade and Economic Cooperation Forum will be held in Kunming, China in November 2016.

41.The 3rd meeting of the China-CEEC Association on Promoting Agricultural Cooperation will be held in Kunming, China in November 2016.

42.The China-CEEC Conferences on Innovation Cooperation will be held in Jiangsu, Nanjing, China in November 2016. The technology transfer virtual center of China and CEECs will be formally established.

43.The China International Tourism Fair will be held in Shanghai, China in November 2016.

44.The Health Qigong Team will visit Slovenia and Serbia to hold promotional activities and training sessions in November 2016.

45.The China-CEEC High-Level Conference on Tourism Cooperation will be held in Croatia.

46.The 4th Quarterly Meeting of 2016 between the Secretariat for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries and CEEC embassies in China and the closing event of the Year of China-CEEC people-to-people and cultural exchanges be held in China in December 2016. Endi