Xinhua and Athens Macedonian News Agency Sign Cooperation

On July 4, 2016, China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency and Greece’s Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) signed a cooperation agreement in Athens during a ceremony at the General Secretariat for Information and Communication. Xinhua editor-in-chief He Ping (何平) and AMNA President Michalis Psilos participated in the signing, with Chinese Ambassador to Greece Zou Xiaoli present. According to Xinhua’s account, the two officials later met in Beijing in July 2016, where He Ping suggested they “strengthen cooperation in areas including information, resources, and personnel exchanges” to “help deepen the China-Greece comprehensive strategic partnership.” Psilos called the agreement “a strategic milestone” and expressed hope that it would “enable more Greek people to know about China via the state-run media.”

Activity Country:
China, Greece
Event Date:
04.07.2016
Activity Category:
Media Engagement Activity
Activity Type:
Media Cooperation Agreement
Archived Source:
https://www.facebook.com/XinhuaNewsAgency/posts/chinas-xinhua-news-agency-and-athens-news-agency-macedonian-press-agency-amna-vo/1318274778199963/

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