On the morning of July 30th, President Li Xiaolin met with H.E. Ashok K. Kantha, Indian Ambassador to China.

President Li briefed the guests about the events for the celebration of 60th anniversary of the CPAFFC, the commemorations for the 60th anniversary of the initiation of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, as well as other bilateral people-to-people exchange projects organized by the CPAFFC. President Li recalled that at the conference marking the 60th anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the establishment of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence Friendship Award in the purpose of facilitating and encouraging more personals and organizations to carry on the spirits of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, and the CPAFFC intends to confer the first group of this Award at an appropriate time. She also expressed the willingness to promote twinning of second group of China-India friendship cities. Both programs shall be in need of support and assistance of the Indian Embassy.

Ambassador Kantha thanked President Li for meeting him despite her busy schedule. He hoped to obtain more information about the Friendship Award. He also pointed out that it is of greater significance to look forward to future and further expand people-to-people exchanges. Therefore, he suggested closer cooperations with the CPAFFC with efforts to enhance bilateral exchanges in tourism, youth, education, media, twinning of the second group of China-India friendship cities.