On 14 March 2015, a round-table discussion on the work of theConfucius Institute at the University of Zagreb (CI Zagreb) washeld in the Chinese Embassy to Croatia. The conference wasmoderated by Mr. Qu Huibing, Chief of Political Section at theChinese Embassy, and attended by representatives from the CI Zagreband its Chinese teachers and students.
Mr. Yan Lidong, Chinese Director of CI Zagreb, made a report on thework of CI Zagreb, reviewing the main tasks completed in the pastyear, analyzing the current situation of promoting the teaching ofChinese as a foreign language, and looking ahead into the work tobe done and the challenges to be faced in the next few years.
Mr. Wang Xiusheng, Political Counselor at the Chinese Embassy, madea few closing remarks. Pointing out that CI Zagreb had played aprominent role in public and people-to-people diplomacy over theyears, winning great acclaim from the general public in Croatia,Mr. Wang hoped that CI Zagreb would continue to promote friendlyexchange between the Chinese and the Croatian people.