Some 60 Chinese journalists and scholars will travel overland on
a cultural expedition to 20 Arabian countries, according to a press
conference held in Beijing Wednesday.
Chen Haosu, president of the Chinese People's Association for
Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), said the participants
of the expedition will bring Chinese friendship and good wishes to
those they meet.
This year marks the 50 anniversary of the China-Arabia friendly
cooperation, said Chen. The expedition, sponsored by CPAFFC and
China-Arab Friendship Association, will help promote the
China-Arabia non-government exchange activities and exert positive
influence on the cooperation in the fields of culture, tourism, and
economic and trade, he said.
The participants are expected to kick off the travel from the
Chinese capital in mid October and arrive in the Sudanese capital
of Khartoum in November 2006.
(Xinhua News Agency March 2, 2006)
