Confucius Institute at University of Latvia Professor Pildegovičs “My Chinese story” and the “Chinese Latvian Dictionary APP” release ceremony held successfully
On December 18, 2019 local time, the release ceremony of the “My Chinese Story” and “Chinese-Latvian Dictionary APP” by director Pildegovičs, director of Confucius Institute at University of Latvia, was held in the auditorium of the main building of the University of Latvia. Mr. Jānis Mažeiks, Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Mr. Andrejs Pildegovičs, Ambassador of Latvia to the United Nations, Mr. Liang Jianquan, Ambassador of China to Latvia, Mr. Ligita Davidova, Director of the Asian Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Ms. Aleksandra Grevceva, Protocol Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Ms. Natalia Zaharova of the Russian Writers Association, and From the Chinese Embassy, Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Xinhua News Agency, University of Latvia, Confucius Institute at University of Latvia, Riga University of Technology, University of Transportation and Telecommunications, University of Ventspils, Riga 34 Middle School, Kraslava Middle School, Riga Daugavgriva Secondary School，etc. there are more than 200 guests from China Alumni Association of Latvia and other relatives and friends of Professor Pildegovičs. The event was hosted by Karina, the Chairperson of China Alumni Association of Latvia.
First of all, Mr. Jānis Mažeiks, Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Mr. Andrejs Pildegovičs, Ambassador of Latvia to the United Nations, Mr. Liang Jianquan, Ambassador of China to Latvia, Ms. Ina Druviete, Vice President of the University of Latvia, and Professor Leons Taivans from the Faculty of Humanities at University of Latvia, They congratulated Professor Pildegovičs on the successful publication of My Chinese Story and the release of the Chinese-Latvian Dictionary APP. Ambassador Liang Jianquan considers My Chinese Story to be another great book to promote friendly relations between China and Latvia after the compilation of the acclaimed “Chinese-Latvian Dictionary”. He also said that with the joint promotion of friendly people from China and Latvia, represented by Professor Pildegovičs, and with the joint efforts of the two countries, China- Latvia exchanges and cooperation will write a new chapter. Later, the Chinese director of University of Latvia, Professor Shang Quanyu, recalled the compilation and publishing process of Professor Pildegovičs’s Chinese-Latvian Dictionary and My Chinese Story, and expressed his great honor to witness this process in person.
Then Ms. Wang Qiongzi and Karina read the preface of My Chinese Story, and then Karina introduced how to use the “Latvian Chinese Dictionary APP” on Android and Apple phones through video. In the end, the guests watched a wonderful art performance together, take a group photo and taste delicious food. The celebration came to a successful conclusion.