Beijing university gives honorary doctorate to Panamanian leader
 |
| Juan Carlos Varela, the president of Panama, makes a speech at Renmin University of China on Saturday. [Provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
Renmin University of China presented Juan Carlos Varela, the president of Panama, with an honorary doctorate in Beijing on Saturday.
The leader was also appointed honorary adviser to the university’s Latin American Research Center.
Varela is the first Panamanian president to visit China, as China and Panama formally established diplomatic relations on June 13.
At the presentation ceremony, he said Panama attaches great importance to the Belt and Road Initiative and is willing to play an active role in Latin America.
He said he hopes Panama can strengthen cooperation with China in maritime affairs, shipping, railways and logistics.
Zheng Yumeng contributed to this story.
- Senior enterprise official facing probe
- China's anti-graft authorities reveal extent of year's work
- Former Haikou Party chief gets death sentence with reprieve
- Purchase of US-made weapons to push Taiwan closer to the peril of war: spokesman
- WIC calls for submission of cultural heritage digitalization cases
- China calls for global opposition to Japanese neo-militarism
