On November 9th, President Li Xiaolin, with Mr.Wang Jinshan, President of China-Vietnam Friendship Association(CVFA) and former Party Secretary of Anhui province made a courtesy call to H.E.Mr.Truong Tan Sang, President of Vietnam who will attend the APEC meeting in Beijing.

President Li Xiaolin having a cordial meeting with President Truong Tan Sang

President Li welcomed President Truong Tan Sang to attend the 22nd APEC Economic Leaders Meeting in Beijing. She said that it was a great pleasure to be the first group of Chinese guests to meet President Truong, which showed the great importance President attached to the People-to-People friendship between the two countries. President Xi Jinping paid high attention to the China’s foreign relations with neighboring countries and raised the principle of “Amity, Sincerity, Mutual-benefit and Inclusiveness”. The CPAFFC and CVFA will implement the principle and deepen the China-Vietnam traditional friendship. As next year marks the 65th Anniversary of the China-Vietnam Diplomatic Ties, CPAFFC and CVFA are willing to cooperate with the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations(VUFO) and Vietnam China Friendship Association to well prepare and conduct the related celebrations, so as to further the understanding and friendship between our two countries.

CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin, CVFA President Wang Jinshan and President Truong Tan Sang

Truong Tan Sang said that it gave him pleasure to meet the new and old Chinese friends and the two countries will celebrate the 65th Anniversary of Diplomatic relations next year. Under the current situation, the CPAFFC, CVFA as well as VUFO shouldered the great responsibility. He expected the friendship associations from two countries to take the 65th anniversary of bilateral relations to plan more activities for friendship to push forward the development of bilateral ties.

President Wang Jinshan recalled the meeting with President Truong Tan Sang in 2010 when he visited Vietnam for the China-Vietnam People-to-People Friendship Gala. He expressed that the CVFA will make continuous efforts to promote the China-Vietnam friendship. President Wang specially read the poems written by President Chí Minh in 1955 when he was in rehabilitation at Mount Huangshan of Anhui province.

CPAFFC Vice President Feng Zuoku, CVFA Vice President Qi Jianguo, Mr. Chen Zhishu, Son of General Chen Geng and member of CPPCC was present during the meeting.