Company Update
H.E. Mr. Nikolaos KOTZIAS, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic (Greece) Visits COSCO Shipping Headquarters
2018.08.29

On 29th August, H.E. Mr. Nikolaos KOTZIAS, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic visited COSCO Shipping Headquarters. He held talks with Mr. Xu Lirong, Chairman and Party Secretary of COSCO Shipping Group, and exchanged views on COSCO Shipping's investment and cooperation in Greece. Mr. Zhang Wei, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of COSCO SHIPPING Ports, accompanied Mr. Xu Lirong and joined the meeting.


Mr. Nikolaos KOTZIAS visits COSCO SHIPPING Group

Mr. Xu Lirong first introduced the Group's business operation in Greece and construction plan in the Port of Piraeus in the future. He expressed the belief that under the historical opportunity of the "Belt and Road Initiative" between the two countries, the Port of Piraeus will successfully become one of the largest container ports in Europe and serve as a bridge for cooperation between China and Greece. He also hopes that Mr. Nikolaos KOTZIAS will give strong support to the future development of the Port of Piraeus.


Mr. Xu Lirong meets with Mr. Nikolaos KOTZIAS in the COSCO Shipping Headquarters

Mr. Nikolaos KOTZIAS highly praises and values the overall business development of COSCO Shipping Group in recent years, especially its crucial role in promoting the cooperation in the Port of Piraeus. He hopes that the Group will continue to work on the construction of the land and sea expressway between the Port of Piraeus and Central Europe, and thus create a role model of cooperation for "Belt and Road Initiative".