On December 5, 2016, a signing ceremony for the cooperation framework agreement betweenSichuan University(SCU)and Kabul University was held at Wangjiang Campus, SCU. Prof. Hamidullah Farooqi, President of Kabul University, Academician Xie Heping, President of SCU, Prof. Luo Zhongshu, Vice Board Chairman of SCU, and Prof. Yan Shijing, Vice President of SCU, attended the signing ceremony. Heads of related departments of SCU and Kabul University also attended the occasion.
President Xie Heping pointed out that, Mr. Mohammed Sarwar Danish, the Second Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, paid a visit to SCU in November this year, and raised great concern about the establishment of SCU’s Centre of Study on Afghanistan, as well as the exchange and cooperation between SCU and universities of Afghanistan. He hoped this visit of Prof. Hamidullah Farooqi could further strengthen the exchange on education, culture and science& technology of both sides, and drive the construction of SCU’s Centre of Study on Afghanistan, thus making contributions to enhance the friendship between both countries.
President Hamidullah Farooqi expressed that, the signing of the cooperation framework agreement can further enhance the cooperation in the field of talents cultivation and scientific research of both sides, adding that the abundant resources and precious experience of SCU in study of international affairs could help Kabul University’s relevant research centers to carry out studies on regional issues, and assist Afghanistan in addressing the obstacles and barriers in development, contributing to the integration process and reginal economic cooperation.