On November 10th, CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin met in Chongqing with Japanese Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama who was attending China International Friendship Cities Conference 2016. President Li Xiaolin extended warm welcome to Yukio Hatoyama and introduced the general situation about the conference. She expressed that the exchanges and cooperation among countries and regions in the world including China and Japan could be promoted through this conference.

Yukio Hatoyama thanked President Li for taking her time to meet him. It was a pleasure for him to arrive in Chongqing, the important city in the west of China, and attend the China International Friendship Cities Conference 2016. Yukio Hatoyama said that Chongqing, as a municipality directly under the central government, has developed into an important city in China’s inland areas. It will play an important role in the Belt and Road strategic. China International Friendship Cities Conference 2016 held in Chongqing this time could promote the exchanges among the various countries and cities, enhance the friendly relations and implement the cooperation programs as well as promote common development.