Ambassador Jin Zhijian Bids Farewell to Icelandic Political Leaders
2021-10-01 02:02

Recently, Ambassador Jin Zhijian bid farewell to Mr. Guðni Jóhannesson, the Presidentof Iceland, Mr. Steingrímur Sigfússon, the Speaker of Althingi, Mr. Bjarni Benediktsson, the Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Mr. Guðlaugur Þórðarson, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Mr. Ólafur Grímsson, the former Presidentof Iceland respectively through various forms. Ambassador Jin looked back on the development of China-Iceland relations during his tenure, and expressed sincere gratitude to the Icelandic side for their dedication to the development of China-Iceland relations and their strong support to the work of the embassy.

The Icelandic side spoke highly of Ambassador Jin's outstanding performances and his tremendous efforts and important contributions to promoting the development of bilateral relations during his tenure. They felt deeply reluctant to bid farewell to Ambassador Jin, and looked forward to meeting him again in the future and jointly contributing to the development of China-Iceland relations.