The opening day of the Chinese Embassy in Greece and the themed reception of "China Central and Eastern European Countries Cooperation: Vital Opportunities" were held in Athens on the evening of the 22nd. Nearly 400 people from all walks of life attended the event, including Wu Hailong, President of the China Public diplomacy Association, Jiang Yu, Special Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for China Central and Eastern European Countries Cooperation Affairs, Ikoneum, former Deputy Minister of the Greek Civil Protection Ministry, and Leussow, Secretary General of Economic Affairs of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chinese Ambassador to Greece Xiao Jun stated in his speech that this year marks the second decade of cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European countries. At a new historical starting point, China will continue to unswervingly promote high-quality development and high-level opening up, and strive to use the new achievements of Chinese path to modernization to provide new opportunities for Greece and Central and Eastern European countries. Leussow said in his speech that in recent years, Greece and China have achieved fruitful results in practical cooperation, which has made outstanding contributions to promoting Greece out of the economic crisis and achieving rapid economic growth. I hope that Greece and China can continue to deepen friendship, share cooperation opportunities, and benefit the two peoples in the future. At the reception, nearly 20 Greek martial arts enthusiasts from Hubei's Kung Fu Troupe and the Greek Martial Arts Federation jointly brought a Chinese martial arts performance. The event site also features a joint exhibition of China Europe geographical indication exhibits, a display of food carving techniques, calligraphy and tea art performances, and Minnan specialty snacks for guests to exchange and experience. (New News Agency)