On January15th, 2013, Li Xiaolin, the president of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) met with Carmenza Jaramillo，the newly appointed Colombian Ambassador to China.

President Li Xiaolin gave Ambassador Jaramillo the introductions about the history, major work and the cooperation with friendly-to-China organizations of  the CPAFFC, as well as the projects CPAFFC carried out in recent years such as The China-Latin American and Caribbean People to People Friendship Forum and Painting in Latin American and Caribbean. She also hoped to further promote the friendly exchanges with the people of Latin American countries including Colombia, under Ambassador Jaramillo’s support.

Ambassador Jaramillo thanked President Li Xiaolin for finding time for the meeting in her tight schedule. She Said, the Colombian Embassy to China attached great importance to the role of the CPAFFC played in promoting the development of the relations of the two countries. She also appreciated the support that the CPAFFC had provided to the events including the Colombian Movie Festival, the Colombian Music Festival and Latin American and Caribbean Music Festival. She would like to strengthen the cooperation and jointly organize various activities of exchanges with the CPAFFC, to make more contribution for enhancing the two peoples’friendship.