On October 16th, President Li Xiaolin met with H.E. Mr. Mamadou Ndiaye, the new ambassador of Senegal to China.

Madame Li congratulated Ambassador Ndiaye on taking his new post and recalled with pleasure her visit to Senegal in 2012. While briefing Mr. Ndiaye on exchanges between CPAFFC and Senegal in recent years, President Li emphasized that Senegal is an important partner for China in Africa, and CPAFFC is ready to cooperate with friendship organizations of Senegal and the embassy in China in a bid to promote the pragmatic cooperation of local governments and people-to-people connectivity between the Chinese and the Senegalese.

Ambassador Ndiaye spoke highly of the important role played by CPAFFC in promoting friendly relations between Senegal and China, and expressed his willingness to promote exchanges and cooperation in various fields such as culture and local governments. Mr. Ndiaye thanked President Li for meeting with him out of her busy schedule before attending the 19th CPC National Congress and wished the Congress a great success.

Mme. Lin Yi, Vice President of CPAFFC, Mr. Sun Xueqing, Director General of Department of Asian and African Affairs of CPAFFC and Mr. Amadou Ndiaye, First Counselor of the Senegal embassy in China attended the meeting.