Strengthening Sino-Austrian Relations: Ambassador QI Mei Meets Graz Mayor Elke Kahr

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: September 25, 2024; 10:10 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Chinese Ambassador to Austria, QI Mei, and the Mayor of Graz, Elke Kahr, met at Graz City Hall. This official visit underlines the importance of bilateral relations between China and Austria, particularly at local level and in terms of economic, cultural and tourism cooperation.

Mayor Elke Kahr (l.) and Ambassador QI Mei (r.) during their meeting at Graz City Hall, where they discussed bilateral cooperation in the fields of business, culture, and urban development. / Picture: © Stadt Graz/Fischer

The ambassador was accompanied by HUANG Chongling, First Secretary of the Embassy and Head of Education, and Attaché PENG Wanli. On the other side is the Mayor of Graz, Elke Kahr, a member of the Austrian Communist Party (KPÖ). The KPÖ is a left-wing party that advocates socialist values but is not a dominant political force in Austria. Austria is a parliamentary democracy with a…