By Amin Kef Sesay
The Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone on the September 24th, 2021, hosted the first online Information Salon, which is initiated to strengthen communications and promote understanding between the two peoples of China and Sierra Leone.
In attendance were His Excellency, the Chinese Ambassador, Hu Zhangliang and Diplomats of the Embassy, the Hon. Deputy Minister of Information and Communications .Solomon Jamiru, the Political Adviser to President Bio, Dr. Brima Kapuwa, President of SLAJ, Ahmed Sahid Nasralla, editors, Station Managers and journalists from various media institutions as well as representatives from the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Organizations.
Ambassador Hu began by stating that the Salon is set to serve as a platform that would close the information gap, provide real information and enable the media friends to have a regular catch-up on the latest important developments of China and China-Sierra Leone cooperation.
Hon. Jamiru and Dr. Kapuwa highly talked about the importance of the Sierra Leone-China friendship and expressed the Sierra Leonean Government’s commitment to further deepen the bilateral relationship with China.
Spokesperson of the Embassy, Hu Aimin briefed on China’s development at the salon, and the Embassy diplomats answered questions related to training, scholarships program, visa and China-Sierra Leone cooperation. Participants of the salon kindly shared their thoughts on China-Sierra Leone relations.
