12.06.2018 / Meeting with the chairwoman of BRCIC

Meeting with the Silk Road Initiative Joint Innovation Center, Belt & Road Collaborative Innovation College in Qingdao
On May 5, 2018 in Shanghai, an official ceremony was held for the signing of “Agreement between the Association for the Promotion of Agricultural Cooperation between China and the CEE Countries (APACCCEEC) and Belt & Road Collaborative Innovation Center (BRCIC) ” and “Agreement on Establishing a Liaison Office of the Association for the Promotion of Agricultural Cooperation between China and the CEE Countries (APACCCEEC) in Belt & Road Collaborative Innovation Center (BRCIC) “. The agreements were signed by Mr Vasil Gelev, Executive Director of APACCCEEC and Ms Lu Zhang, Chairwoman of the Belt & Road Collaborative Innovation College (BRCIC) and Qingdao Feichuan Investment Co., Limited.
As a result of the agreed above, on June 12, 2018, Vasil Gelev visited Qingdao in connection with the practical implementation of the project. During the visit, the possibilities of establishing a Central Balkan Relations Office in the framework of the Joint Innovation Center under the Silk Road Initiative were presented. Currently, there are exciting Visa and Investment Promotion Offices, with most of the CEE countries. Modern halls for conferences and forums were set up, and over 3000 sq. m. presentations of various expositions of agricultural and other products from the countries of the Silk Road initiative are expected.
As a result of the visit, the grant of a fully furnished and decorated office of 500 sq. m. in the framework of the Joint Innovation Center under the Silk Road Initiative was reaffirmed. It is scheduled to be opened in the framework of the Seventh Consultative Board of APACCCEEC meeting to be held in China in October or November 2018.