Luo Shugang (center), China's culture minister; Íñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo (right), secretary of the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports; and Lyv Fan (left), Chinese ambassador to Spain, cut the ribbon at the launch ceremony of 2018 Happy Chinese New Year and the opening ceremony of the Creative Exhibition of Hunan Culture at the China Culture Center in Madrid, Jan 29, 2018. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]

Luo Shugang, China's culture minister, at the invitation of his Spanish counterpart, Íñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo, visited Spain with a Chinese cultural delegation from Jan 28-31.

This visit is part of the efforts to strengthen the cultural ties between China and Spain.

On Jan 29, Luo and Méndez de Vigo held bilateral talks and signed an agreement on the cooperation between China and Spain in culture, youth, and sports for 2018-21. China's Ambassador to Spain, Lyv Fan, also attended the meeting.