On January 31, Mme. Li Xiaolin, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), met with H.E. Mr. Rafael Dezcallar, the Spanish Ambassador to China.

President Li Xiaolin extended welcome to the Ambassador H.E. Mr. Rafael Dezcallar for visiting CPAFFC, she said that both sides are countries with a long history and splendid civilization, and the traditional friendship between the two sides has lasted for a long time. China attaches great importance to developing friendly relations with Spain. The CPAFFC is willing to strive together with the Spanish Embassy in China, to further promote exchange and cooperation between the two countries.

The Ambassador H.E. Mr. Rafael Dezcallar thanked President Li Xiaolin for taking time to meet them and spoke highly of the efforts and positive contributions CPAFFC has made for the long-term development of Sino-Spanish friendship. He said that, at the end of November last year, Chinese President Xi Jinping successfully visited Spain. This visit achieved fruitful results, and opened a new chapter for Sino-Spanish Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Both sides also exchanged views on the celebration of the ninth China-Spain Forum.

Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of CPAFFC, Mr. Shen Xin, Director General of Department of European and Asian Affairs of CPAFFC, Mr. Lv Hongwei, Deputy Director General of Department of European and Asian Affairs of CPAFFC, were present during the meeting.