Salvadoran President Attends the Foundation Laying Ceremony of the China-Aided Salvadoran Project
On February 03rd, 2022 Salvadoran time, the foundation laying ceremony of the China Aided Salvadoran National Library Project was grandly held in San Salvador, the capital of The Republic of El Salvador. Ambassador Ou Jianhong of the Chinese Embassy in El Salvador and El Salvador's President Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez attended the ceremony and delivered a speech. More than 2000 people attended the event, including the first vice president of the Salvadoran parliament Suecy Beverley Callejas Estrada, the second vice president of the Salvadoran parliament Rodrigo Javier Ayala Claros, the Minister of Culture Mariemm Eunice Pleitez, as well as Yao Ming, the commercial counselor of the embassy, the personnel of the project technical team, the project design unit Zhongnan Architectural Design Institute, local media and people.
At the ceremony, Ambassador Ou Jianhong delivered a speech and pointed out that the China Aided Salvadoran National Library Project embodies the consensus and entrustment of the leaders of the two countries to have a long-term vision and seek common development. With the personal care and promotion of the two heads of state, the project will accelerate the implementation and turn the consensus into results. After completion, it will improve the cultural and educational infrastructure of El Salvador and enrich the cultural life of the people, promoting people-to -people and cultural exchanges between the two countries will surely become another monument of mutually beneficial cooperation between China and EI Salvador.
President Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez delivered a speech and sincerely thanked the President Xi Jinping, the Chinese government and the Chinese people for their full support and selfless assistance to the economic, social and livelihood development of El Salvador. El Salvador's President Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez introduced the design concept, architectural style and internal facilities of the National Library Project in detail with pictures and videos. He said that the project can be called the largest cultural and educational project in El Salvador in a century. After completion, it will become one of the most modern libraries in Latin America. El Salvador is sincerely proud of having such a library.
Subsequently, President Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez, Chinese Ambassador Ou Jianhong, and Project Technical Leader Yang Junguang jointly laid the foundation for the project.
The official website of the presidential palace of El Salvador and the mainstream media of El Salvador, such as Diario El Salvador, La Prensa Gráfica, El Diario de Hoy, El Mundo, Le Monde, La página, TVx, ITV and TCS, reported on the foundation laying ceremony. People from all walks of life in El Salvador paid extensive attention and made positive comments, and thanked China for its selfless assistance for the development of social and people's livelihood in El Salvador. The two countries look forward to the early completion and fruitful use of the Library.