On the morning of September 8, 2026, a six-member delegation of the Slovenian Association of Former Ambassadors visited China Foreign Affairs University and held discussions with the Research Center for a Community with a Shared Future for Humanity (hereinafter referred to as 'the Research Center'). The delegation, visiting China at the invitation of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the CPPCC National Committee, was led by Roman Kirn, former Slovenian Permanent Representative to the United Nations and former Ambassador to the United States and the Netherlands, accompanied by a team led by Chen Siqing, Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the CPPCC National Committee. Wang Shiting, Secretary of the CPC Committee of CFAU and Secretary-General of the Research Center, chaired the discussion and delivered remarks. Attendees included Ambassadors Chen Dong and Huang Yazhong and Counselors Zhan Xiaobo and Chen Xiaodong of the Research Center, Research Fellow Liu Licheng, and Professor Qu Bo, Director of the Institute of International Relations, and Professor Li Haidong.

Secretary Wang Shiting introduced the basic situation of the University and the Research Center, elaborated on China's views on the current international situation around the vision of building a community with a shared future for humanity, and introduced China's philosophy and practice in practicing true multilateralism, improving global governance, and deepening China-Europe and China-Slovenia friendly cooperation. He expressed willingness to deepen exchanges and cooperation with Slovenian universities, think tanks and diplomatic training institutions.

Kirn thanked CFAU and the Research Center for their warm hospitality and introduced the basic situation and main activities of the Slovenian Association of Former Ambassadors. He said the Association cherishes its friendly exchanges with China, appreciates China's efforts to uphold multilateralism and improve global governance, and believes that the true multilateralism advocated by China is essentially consistent with the effective multilateralism advocated by the European Union. The Association stands ready to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with CFAU and the Research Center, invite the Chinese side to the Bled Strategic Forum, and jointly hold academic exchange activities for in-depth dialogue on global governance and other issues of common concern.

During the discussion, the two sides candidly exchanged views on multilateralism, global governance, China-Europe relations, and international and regional hotspot issues, agreeing that against the backdrop of accelerating once-in-a-century changes, strengthening dialogue, enhancing understanding and deepening cooperation serve the common interests of both sides.

In his concluding remarks, Secretary Wang Shiting said that this discussion marks the beginning of cooperation between the two sides, and that the University and the Research Center look forward to establishing institutionalized exchanges with the Slovenian Association of Former Ambassadors, making positive contributions to promoting mutual understanding and affinity between the Chinese and Slovenian peoples and between the Chinese and European peoples, and to advancing the building of a community with a shared future for humanity.