TIRANA, Jan. 26 – The new Chinese Ambassador to Albania Zhou Ding presented his credentials to President Ilir Meta on Thursday, Jan. 24.
Ambassador Zhou will be replacing former Ambassador Yiang Yu, who took over the embassy in 2015.
Meta praised the very good relations between the two countries and underlined the need for their intensification in areas of mutual interest
He also praised the importance of the future cooperation and alignment of economic, trade and cultural relations between the two countries.
Ambassador Zhou conveyed to President Meta the sincere greetings and best wishes from China’s President Xi Jinping. He said the friendship between China and Albania has a long history and has been revived, overcoming the differences in the concrete situation and the socio-political system of the two countries.
“The Chinese side considers Albania as friendly and reliable partner in Central and Eastern Europe. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, China is ready to strive together with the Albanian side from a new starting point and to expand cooperation and exchanges in various fields, utilizing the historical cases brought about by the initiative ‘One Belt, One Road” and the ’16 + 1 Initiative” , to further consolidate the traditional Chinese-Albanian friendship,” said the Chinese ambassador.
