On the morning of June 10, 2021 (GMT+8), the Closing Ceremony for  "Seminar on Financial Cooperation for Spanish-Speaking Countries "  hosted by Ministry of Commerce and organized by MOFCOM Training Base for  International Business Officials (Shanghai) was held online. Mr. Chen  Runyun, Vice President of Academy for International Business Officials,  Ms. Duan Weihua，Deputy Director of 2nd Project Management Division of  Academy for International Business Officials, Mr. Wang YuJian, Deputy  Director of 2nd Project Management Division of Academy for International  Business Officials, Ms. He Ying, Vice President of Shanghai Business  School, Mr. Chen Wei，Executive Vice Dean of the College of International  Education of SBS and Ms. Dai Ying，Vice Dean of the College of  International Education of SBS, attended the closing ceremony.

On behalf of Shanghai Business School, Ms. He Ying summarized the  seminar. She said that the epidemic has prevented people from all over  the world from traveling, but it cannot stop the transmission of  friendship with each other. The seminar is a new starting point for  China and participating Spanish-speaking countries to learn from each  other in the field of financial cooperation. It is also a link for the  continuous warming friendship between China and the Spanish-speaking  countries. She hoped that the participants can bring the knowledge and  experience gained from the seminar to their compatriots, and promote the  improvement of the level of financial cooperation in their countries.

On behalf of all participants, Mr. Federico Rodríguez, Prosecutor  Coordinator of the Ministry of Economics of Uruguay, delivered a speech.  He said that the seminar brought together nearly a hundred participants  from Latin America and was carried out online in a long distance. This  is undoubtedly an extraordinary work, he expressed his gratitude to  Ministry of Commerce of China and Shanghai Business School for providing  all participants with this rare training opportunity.

On behalf of Ministry of Commerce of China and Academy for  International Business Officials, Mr. Chen Runyun expressed his sincere  gratitude to Shanghai Business School, Shanghai Municipal Commission of  Commerce and Chinese embassies in Latin America, as well as the experts,  scholars and work teams who participated in the lectures. He pointed  out that although China and Latin American countries are far apart  geographically, our friendship and pragmatic cooperation are  increasingly deepened and strengthened. He hoped that in the  post-epidemic era we can continue to strengthen and deepen financial  cooperation.

The participants generally think that the online training courses are rich in content and have a good experience, which benefits everyone a lot and creates unlimited possibilities for future cooperation. They hope to have the opportunity to come to China and Shanghai in the near future, to experience China's development and changes at a close distance, to have in-depth cultural interactions with Chinese friends, and to deepen mutual friendship.

Written by: Sun Ya

Photographed by: Li Zheng

Reviewed by: Chen Wei