Mme. Li Xiaolin, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), met with Mme. Baktygulova, New Kyrgyzstan Ambassador to China on March, 26.

President Li congratulated Ambassador Baktygulova on taking up her new post and made an introduction on the work CPAFFC had done for Kyrgyz Republic and Central Asia in recent years. President Li said, CPAFFC and CCAFA (China-Central Asia Friendship Association) would like to work with Kyrgyzstan Embassy in China to make unremitting efforts on strengthening the exchanges in the fields of nongovernmental economy, humanity and culture between China and Kyrgyz Republic, and the cooperation of the local governments of the two countries.

Ambassador Baktygulova thanked President Li for taking time to meet her and spoke highly of the active contributions CPAFFC had made to enhance people’s friendship. Ambassador Baktygulova expressed that Kyrgyzstan side had been supporting the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and would like to actively take part in the relevant events on the Initiative so as to achieve common development. Kyrgyzstan Embassy in China would keep close contact with CPAFFC to further deepen mutual understanding and friendly feelings of the two peoples.

Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of CPAFFC, Mme. Hu Chunmei, Associated Counsel of Department of European and Asian Affairs of CPAFFC, attended the meeting.

Photographed by Wen Guangmei