AMP Treatise

Full press release for the visit we had today. I think the most bad-ass part of this was that, paraphrasing now, he said to us "Yeah, I was with the most powerful men in China yesterday, it was cool, now I'm here and pretty psyched, the school is not only great but also important for both the EU and China, and oh yeah, tomorrow I'm meeting with the most powerful men in India, thanks for let me stop by."

Now, since I really know nothing about the EU, here is the link to his wikipedia entry and you can click and found out precisely what a Secretary-General and a High Representative actually are: Javier Solana without me having to lie to you.

Shanghai, China, September 6, 2005-This morning Secretary-General of the Council of the EU and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Mr. Javier Solana visited the Shanghai Campus of the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) and spoke to over 300 assembled diplomats, faculty, students, alumni and sponsors about the China-EU Strategic Partnership. This was the second visit by a senior delegate of the EU to CEIBS in less than two months, a first for any business school worldwide, after EU President Jose Manuel Barroso visited CEIBS last month.

In his speech today, Mr. Solana emphasized the importance of cooperation between the EU and China in their bilateral relationship and that both are working together on the issues outlined in their strategic partnership. He cited CEIBS as an example of this cooperation and encouraged students to take advantage of their positions and opportunities, "to make the world a better place". "What has been done here is of great importance," he said of the school that is a partner between the Chinese government and the EU. "I have closely followed its development as an international centre of excellence."

This was the first visit to CEIBS by Mr. Solana, who spoke openly about his meeting in Beijing yesterday with Chinese President Hu Jintao and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, saying it was a good and warm meeting with frank exchanges. Mr. Solana discussed the strategic partnership that was launched two years ago, saying the meetings held yesterday proved they, "really do have a partnership which is growing both deeper and wider".

The visit of Mr. Solana to the CEIBS campus follows the announcement that Nobel Prize Laureate, Robert M. Solow, has confirmed to teach at CEIBS next semester.

Please note that Mr. Solana's speech will be posted online shortly. To receive a fax copy, please contact tmichele@ceibs.ed.

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