On September 5, Minister of Culture and Tourism Hu Heping met separately with Moldovan Minister of Culture Prodan, and Azerbaijani Minister of Culture Karimli.

Hu Heping welcomed Prodan to China to attend the 6th Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo. He said China and Moldova are mutually trusted and friendly partners. In 2022, President Xi Jinping and President Sandu exchanged congratulatory messages to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Moldova, injecting strong impetus into the development of relations between the two countries. With the joint efforts of both sides, China and Moldova have had frequent cultural and tourism exchanges and cooperation has been carried out smoothly. China's "Happy Spring Festival" and Moldova's "Spring Flower" International Art Festival have become important platforms for cultural exchanges between the two countries and are well received by the people of the two countries. China is willing to further deepen cooperation with Moldova, promote more cooperative achievements in the fields of culture and tourism between the two countries, play a positive role in consolidating and deepening the public opinion foundation of the two countries' relations, and contribute to the common practice of global civilization initiatives and the promotion of the building of a community of shared destiny for mankind.

Prodan said that China is a very important friend and partner of Moldova, the Moldovan people are very interested in Chinese culture, the two sides have superior conditions for cooperation in the field of culture and tourism, and look forward to continuing to strengthen cooperation in the fields of mutual visits of art groups, protection of cultural heritage, tourism and other areas.

Hu Heping welcomed Karimli to China to attend the 6th Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo. He said China and Azerbaijan are good friends with mutual trust and good partners with sincere cooperation. In September, 2022, President Xi Jinping met with President Aliyev to make top-level design and strategic planning for the development of China-Azerbaijan relations. In recent years, cooperation between China and Azerbaijan has been fruitful, and exchanges and cooperation in the fields of culture and tourism have shown good momentum. Next year, China will hold a "Chinese Culture Week" in Azerbaijan, and we hope the Azerbaijani side will strongly support it. The Global Civilization Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping has profoundly answered the major proposition of the times on how to realize the tolerance and coexistence of different civilizations as well as exchanges and mutual understanding, and it is hoped that the two sides will practice the Global Civilization Initiative in future exchanges and cooperation and promote the common values of all mankind.

Karimli said Azerbaijan and China have a long history of traditional friendship and the heads of the two countries attach great importance to cultural cooperation. Azerbaijan supports the Global Civilization Initiative put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping and is willing to carry out exchanges and dialogues with China to enrich the diversity of human civilization. In the future, it is hoped that more excellent cultures of Azerbaijan, such as dance, music and theater, will be introduced to the Chinese people, and it is also hoped that there will be deep cooperation with the Chinese side in the fields of cultural relics preservation and restoration, and cinema.