Mme. Li Xiaolin, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), met in Beijing with Mme. MIZUDA NORIKO, Former President of JOSAI University on January 16th.
CPAFFC President Li extended warm welcome to Mme. MIZUDA NORIKO and said that JOSAI University has been working for China-Japan friendship from her father’s generation and has made positive contributions to promoting the exchanges in fields of education and culture between the two countries. This year marks the 45th anniversary of the normalization of the diplomatic relations of the two countries. President Li said that CPAFFC is willing to further strengthen pragmatic exchanges with JOSAI University and deepen the mutual understanding and friendship of the two peoples, so as to play a positive role in improving the bilateral ties.
Mme. MIZUDA NORIKO said that over 40 years ago, then Chinese vice Premier Li Xiannian, met with her father, MIZUDA MIKIO. Now She felt so cordially when she met with President Li Xiaolin. I am willing to inherit the fine tradition of our predecessors’ commitment to Sino-Japanese friendship and keep close cooperative relations with CPAFFC to jointly push forward the development of the exchanges in fields of education and culture of the two countries. We would like to make efforts on enhancing the friendly feelings of the two peoples.