Follow Portugal Investment Immigration and Portugal News: From November 22 to 23, 2013, the Women’s Group of the Embassy in Portugal was invited to participate in the International Charity Sale Festival organized by the Office of the First Lady of Portugal. This event was held at the Lisbon Conference Center, with over 30 diplomatic missions in Portugal participating. The First Lady of Portugal, Maria Silva, attended the opening ceremony of the charity sale festival.
The Chinese exhibition booth was filled with rich Chinese cultural elements. Bright red lanterns, Chinese knots, paper cuttings, small windmills, New Year paintings with Chinese characters, exquisitely crafted pearl necklaces, colorful fashionable silk scarves, and various handicrafts decorated the booth, creating a festive atmosphere that attracted many customers to stop and admire, eager to make purchases.
On the day of the opening ceremony, the First Lady of Portugal, Maria Silva, visited the Chinese exhibition booth and had a friendly conversation with the Ambassador’s wife, Chang Dongzhen. The First Lady warmly praised the Chinese Embassy for its active participation in public welfare activities in Portugal and thanked the Embassy for its hard work in making the charity sale festival a success. The Ambassador’s wife expressed her respect for the First Lady’s long-standing commitment to public welfare in Portugal and highly appreciated the significant progress made in various social undertakings in Portugal. She expressed her willingness to work together with the Portuguese side to promote broader exchanges and cooperation between China and Portugal in the field of public welfare, benefiting the people of both countries.
All female colleagues of the Embassy and some diplomats participated in the aforementioned activities.
