On May 26th, President Li Xiaolin met with Mr. Muscat, Prime Minister of Malta.

President Li briefly introduced the functions of CPAFFC in people-to-people exchange, friendly cities and local government cooperation. On the occasion of 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and Malta, both agreed to jointly promote people-to-people exchange between the two countries.

President Li introduced the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. The forum was held on May 14 in Beijing, and it was the highest standard international conference held in China since the initiative came up in 2013. International society including Malta responded to the initiative with strong support. The forum aims to strengthen international cooperation for mutual benefits, and therefore thematic sessions focus on policy, infrastructure, financial, trade and people-to-people connectivity. CPAFFC gets involved in the thematic session on people-to-people connectivity. CPAFFC would follow President Xi Jinping’s words to build a road for peace, a road of prosperity, a road of opening up, a road of innovation and a road connecting different civilizations. It would be our ultimate goal to strive for people-to-people connectivity, for friendship and understanding between Chinese people and people from the rest of the world.

Muscat said that Malta-China relation remained as a priority of his foreign policy in his administration, he would like to further explore opportunities for cooperation in culture, tourism and education, and people-to-people exchange.

President Li visited Malta on the invitation of Malta China Friendship Society. Ambassador Jiang Jiang from China to Malta and Chairman of MCFS Mr. Calleja attended the meeting.