Multicultural forum to open in Hangzhou in September

A forum on cultural cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) will be held in Hangzhou from Sept 21 to 25.

The forum is the most significant multicultural event under the framework of the CEEC 16+1 cooperation. Ministers from different countries will be invited to the forum every two years.

The Ministry of Culture of China will invite about 100 members to the meeting, including cultural ministers from the 16 countries involved in CEEC, diplomatic envoys and representatives from Hong Kong and Macao.

The forum will be focused on the "Hangzhou Declaration on Cultural Cooperation between China and CEEC" and the "2018-2019 China-CEEC Cultural Cooperation Project".