In Irkutsk, a Chinese delegation was welcomed, which as part of an international car rally is heading through Russia to Europe. Acting regional sports minister Pavel Rostovtsev emphasized the systematic nature of cooperation with China and wished the participants luck on the long journey. The car rally, with five cars, is already the third, and its participants still have about 50 days on the road ahead.
The Chinese delegation was welcomed by the acting Minister of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region, Pavel Rostovtsev: “We recently held the Russian-Chinese Games, and I would like to note that our relations with the People’s Republic of China are not just some fragmentary things, they are systematic work. It does not end with the holding of sports events, and we also take part in such actions.”This international road rally by representatives of the Middle Kingdom is already the third in a row. The Chinese delegation, led by the head of the competitions management department of the Center for External Relations and Sports Competitions Management of Heilongjiang Province, Mr. Sun Jiaqi, is heading to Europe via Irkutsk, then Novosibirsk, Moscow, and St. Petersburg. They have already been on the road for five days, and 50 more lie ahead.
Pavel Rostovtsev inspected the convoy of five cars and wished the road rally participants good luck on such a long journey: “As they say in Russian - no police, no nails. May you enjoy this journey, get to know Russia, and learn more about our people.”