On September 10, Vice President Lin Yi met with Ms. Kenneh Jobe, Charge D'affaires a.i.of the Gambian Embassy in China.

Mme. Lin Yi started by expressing her welcome to Ms. Jobe and her delegation on behalf of the CPAFFC and President Li Xiaolin. She made a detailed introduction to the functions of the CPAFFC and its work with Africa as well, in particular the  exchanges in the areas of local governments and friendship-with-China organizations. She said that since the resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Gambia, bilateral relations have enjoyed all-round and fast development and also fruitful and remarkable results in cooperation. The friendship between China and Gambia has win more support among the peoples. Mme. Lin said that the CPAFFC will keep further contact with the Gambian Embassy in China, comprehensively strengthen exchanges  in the field of local governments, twinning of friendship cities, culture and youth, so as to bring more benefit to the two peoples.

Ms. Jobe thanked Mme. Lin for taking time from her busy schedule for meeting her and highly praised the CPAFFC’s work in promoting people-to-people diplomacy. She said that Gambia firmly adheres to the one-China policy and its government and people are grateful to China for its valuable help in Gambia’s economic development and improvement of people's livelihood. The Gambian Embassy in China is willing to strengthen coordination with the CPAFFC, to deepen the people-to-people friendship between the two countries through local government cooperation and cultural exchanges etc,.

Photographed by Pei Xingchen