
Chairman of CITIC Group Corporation Chang Zhenming held talks upon invitation at the China World Summit Wing, Beijing with Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia of Algeria at noon on September 5, 2018. Algerian Prime Minister was in China for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.
Chairman Chen Xiaojia paid a courtesy call on President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique on September 2, 2018, who was in Beijing for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. The two sides had an exchange of views on opportunities for future cooperation in social housing, infrastructure, agriculture and other fields. Mozambique's Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Ambassador to China, Director of the Department of National Budget of the Ministry of Finance, Director of the National Road Administration and other officials as well as Tao Yang, President of the CITIC Construction and Hu Ping, Vice President of the CITIC Construction, were present at the meeting.
A handover ceremony for the Central Laboratory of CITIC Construction in Venezuela was co-held by the Latin America Division of CITIC Construction with the Bolívar Academy of Engineering of Venezuelan Ministry of the People's Power for Defense in Fort Tiuna in Caracas on August 22, 2018 local time in Venezuela. The ceremony was attended by Colonel Galicia, Director of the Bolívar Academy of Engineering of Venezuelan Ministry of the People's Power for Defense, and the leaders of the Latin America Division of CITIC Construction.
Ms. Marilena and Ms. Carlinda, two experts at Angolan President’s Civil Office, were designated by Angolan Minister of State for Economic and Social Development to visit and make an inspection tour to the CITIC BN vocational school upon the invitation of Chen Xiaojiao, Chairman of CITIC Construction on the morning of July 4th, 2018.
CITIC Construction was evaluated as “Leading Company”, the highest award in 2018 CSR Performance Evaluation of Chinese International Contractors held by China International Contractors Association in June 2018.
On June 3, 2018, the award-giving ceremony of the 15th Tien-yow Jeme Civil Engineering Prize was held in Beijing Guoyi Hotel. Lu Chunfang, former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Railways and Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, announced the list of prize-winning projects. The Algeria East-West Highway Project jointly constructed by CITIC Construction won the Tien-yow Jeme Prize for Highway Engineering. Li Zhengquan, Chief Engineer of CITIC Construction, on behalf of the company, attended the award-giving ceremony and received the trophy.
On June 7, 2018, Chen Xiaojia, Chairman of CITIC Construction, held talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture Umirzak Shukeyev of Kazakhstan who was visiting China at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing and witnessed the signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation of Cattle Breeding and Agricultural Irrigation Project. Yang Jianqiang, Assistant President of CITIC Construction, and Mukhamedzhanov, Director of Export Contracts Department of “Food Contract Corporation “National Company” JSC, signed the memorandum documents on behalf of respective parties.
CITIC BN Vocational School (Angola) held the 2018 opening commencement and graduation ceremony on May 9, 2018. Over 300 people attended the ceremony, including Wang Heren, Secretary of the Party Committee of Africa Division of CITIC Construction; Olaiya, the representative of the Angolan city Kilamba; leaders of the CITIC combined fleet in partnership with the school and directors of local internships units, as well as teachers and students of the school.
Wang Jiong, Vice Chairman and President of CITIC Group Corporation, who was in Belarus for a visit, came to the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone in Belarus and attended the settlement and inauguration ceremony of CITIC-AMKODOR Intellectual Equipment, LLC on May 8th, 2018
On May 8, 2018, visiting Vice Chairman and President of CITIC Group Corporation Wang Jiong attended the foundation-laying ceremony of the CITIC Construction-JSC AMKODOR Special Vehicle Factory Construction Project in Kolodishchi, Minsk Region and delivered a speech.