"In a word, today's event was very successful. The aim of the event is to get more Greek people to understand the current China-Greece relations and recognize its importance and potential development opportunities between the two countries," the Chinese ambassador told Xinhua.

Greece is a very good partner under the Belt and Road Initiative, "The cooperation between the two sides can serve as a model for mutual beneficial cooperation for countries with different cultures, different systems and different scales," she explained.

"There are many opportunities in the development of China-Greece relations. I hope that through such activities, people will be more supportive of our cooperation," Zhang stressed.

Greek journalist Anna-Kynthia Bousdoukou who coordinated the discussion also appeared confident that attendees did learn something new about each other's culture during the event and were offered an opportunity to further explore more.

"It was a very interesting discussion. We discussed regarding the relationship between Greece and China. The field is very huge, historically, culturally and also in the field of innovation, of investments and not only (these). We learned many things concerning China," she told Xinhua.

Wednesday's event was part of the Dialogues series initiative by Stavros Niarchos Foundation which once a month hosts such open discussions on several aspects, she added.

Professor Chaniotis underlined the importance of investing in youth to strengthen links and bring the two peoples closer.

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