On the afternoon of Oct. 14th, H.E. Mr. Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, the new French Ambassador visited the CPAFFC and paid a courtesy call to CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin.

President Li thanked Ambassador for his visit to the CPAFFC. She said, the CPAFFC is actively planning the 4th High-level Cooperation Forum of Chinese and French Local Government which will be held in Strasbourg in this November. She expected the ambassador to support and promote the forum. President Li also wish to strengthen the cooperation with the French Embassy in China, to develop more pragmatic cooperation and exchanges between the Chinese and French local governments.

Ambassador Gourdault-Montagne thanked President Li for finding time for the meeting in her busy schedule. He said, the correlative departments in France are also busily preparing for the forum. The French Embassy in China will do everything to collaborat with the CPAFFC to make the forum a great success. The French Embassy would like to strengthen the cooperation with the CPAFFC and promote the contact of the Chinese and French local authorities.

Vice President Li Jianping attended the meeting, and briefly introduced the progress of the preparation for the forum.