The elderly jazz band plays local music, and the President of Honduras arrives in Shanghai and stays at a hotel. Iris Shiomala Castro Samento | President | Check in
At 10:45 am this morning, Iris Hiomala Castro Samento, the President of the Republic of Honduras who is visiting China for the first time, and his delegation arrived in Shanghai and went to their hotel.
At the main entrance of the hotel, the flags of China and Honduras are flying high. To welcome the President's delegation, the hotel laid out a red carpet for guests. When the President entered the hotel lobby, the hotel's senior jazz band played the local song "Honduran Songs and Life", which was the background music for the President's inauguration speech. The president stood in front of the band, smiling and listening, and applauded to the senior jazz band after the performance. Earlier today, President Castro's plane arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
The captain of the restaurant's senior jazz band, Xiao Xueqiang, told reporters that it is a great honor to play for President Hong, which shows that our Chinese friends are all over the world. "Everyone was very excited and rehearsed many times."
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"It is the first time for all Honduran journalists to come to Shanghai." Oswal, a Honduran journalist standing beside the reporter, stood on tiptoe to shoot with a selfie stick and told the reporter, "This is a very important historical moment, which we journalists from TV stations, newspapers and new media should witness." He also told the reporter that yesterday he went to the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Memorial Hall and learned about the history of the CPC from childhood to adulthood. "Shanghai is very clean, very modern, and the economy is also very developed. I hope we can have further cooperation."
Although he doesn't know English, Honduras journalist Cesa told reporters through translation software that he is very happy to be here with the president. This time is relatively short, and he hopes to have more opportunities to visit Shanghai in the future. He also invited reporters to visit his hometown, saying, "We have beautiful mountains and water there.".
At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, President of the Republic of Honduras, Elise Theomala Castro Samento, paid a state visit to China from June 9 to 14.
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This visit is the first state visit of the President of Honduras to China, and the two heads of state will hold a historic meeting to jointly plan and lead the future development of China Hong Kong relations. I believe that this visit will deepen mutual trust, expand cooperation, enhance friendship between the two countries, promote stable and far-reaching China Hong Kong relations, and contribute to the stability and prosperity of the region and the world.
On March 26, 2023, China and Honduras officially established diplomatic relations, opening a new chapter in the history of their relationship. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations for over two months, the relationship between the two countries has started rapidly, and practical cooperation in various fields has been comprehensively promoted.
Title Photography: Zhang Chi
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