Chinese Ambassador to Greece Zhang Qiyue (C-L) and Eva Kontostathakou (C-R), Vice Mayor of Finance of the City of Athens, attend "Happy Chinese New Year 2019-Night of Beijing" show at the Technopolis cultural center in Athens, Greece, on Jan 29, 2019. An enthusiastic crowd of Greeks of all ages joined on Tuesday Chinese living here in the celebratory event to welcome the upcoming Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, which falls on Feb 5 this year. [Photo/Xinhua]

Chinese Ambassador to Greece Zhang Qiyue addressed the event.

"Although China and Greece are far away geographically, they respect and understand each other and are linked with strong friendship," said the Chinese ambassador.

She added that the cooperation between the two countries has proved fruitful, and the cultural exchanges between the two countries have increased a lot.

The Chinese ambassador received a big applause when she wished "Kali Chronia", Happy New Year in Greek.

Eva Kontostathakou, Vice Mayor of Finance of the City of Athens, on her part, expressed confidence that Sino-Greek friendship and cooperation will further flourish.

"It was a marvelous show. We are very happy that we host this event in our city," she told Xinhua after the performance.

"Let's have a happy new year, with health! Let's have a peaceful 2019, with hope and optimism for the future," she added, sending warm wishes to Chinese people.

The two-day event which ends on Wednesday was jointly organized by the Chinese embassy in Greece and the Beijing municipality with the support of the Chinese Cultural Center in Athens and the Chinese community, businesses and media in Greece.