China and Honduras held a ceremony on Wednesday to mark the second anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
The event was held in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, and was co-organized by the Chinese Embassy, the Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Culture.
Attendees included the vice chairman of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Leung Chun-ying, Honduran Vice President Doris Alejandrina Gutierrez, Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina, Annarella Velez Osejo, Minister of Culture of Honduras, Chinese Ambassador to Honduras Yu Bo, and other prominent figures.
Guests from both sides highly praised the fruitful achievements in various fields such as economy, trade, culture, education, and public health since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, expressing great expectations for the future development of bilateral relations.
"Based on the principle of mutual respect, [China-Honduras] relations are characterized by brotherly sentiments. [China] highly respects our culture and people. The two countries maintain continuous exchanges in various fields, especially in the technology sector where China has a leading advantage," said Gutierrez.
"We are very confident and [We] firmly believe that together with Honduras, we can further advance in strengthening and deepening strategic alignment, making joint efforts to promote the high-quality development of [bilateral relations] within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative," said Yu.
A friendly football match and the handover ceremony of 8,000 sets of youth football jerseys donated to Honduras were held on Wednesday morning.
Honduras celebrates two-year anniversary of diplomatic relations with China
