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Over 3,000 Chinese students study in Belarus

MINSK, 13 March (BelTA) – There are more than 3,000 Chinese students in Belarus, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Cui Qiming said during the meeting of Belarus’ Education Minister Igor Karpenko with Chinese students in Belarus who have excelled in education, research and public activity, BelTA has learned.

According to the ambassador, Belarus and China have been steadily developing cooperation in education. He thanked the Education Ministry for efficient cooperation. The fifth meeting of the commission on cooperation in education of the Belarusian-Chinese intergovernmental committee is due in Belarus in 2019. The previous one was held in Beijing in 2018, where parties reached important agreements to develop cooperation.

The Year of Education of Belarus in China will make an important contribution to the promotion of contacts in the education sector. The project envisages a big number of events to be held in both the states.

According to Cui Qiming, the Belarusian language centers in China provide a better knowledge of the culture and traditions of Belarus.

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