On May 15, President Li Xiaolin of CPAFFC met with leaders of friendship associations invited by CPAFFC to attend Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. The guests are: Mr.Gianfranco Terenzi, Former Captain Regent of San Marino; Mr.Dmitry Mezentsev, President of Russia-China Friendship Association, Former General Secretary of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Member of Federation Council of Russia; Mr.Narson Rafidmanana, Minister of State for Presidential Projects, Land Management and Equipment of Madagascar; Mr. William Marlin,Prime Minister of St Maarten; Mr.Adnan Samarah, Chairman of Palestinian-Chinese Friendship Society, Advisor to President; Mr. Sayed Makhdoom Raheen, Chairman of Afghanistan-China Friendship Association; Mr.Chkhartishvili, President of Georgian-Chinese Friendship Association; Dr.Berndia, Secretary General of United Cities and Local Government, Asia-Pacific; Mr.Edmundo Galiza Matos, Chairman of Mozambique-China Friendship League of the Assembly of the Republic Mozambique; Mr.Lee Shiyung, President of The Korea Foundation; Mr. Thomas Wagner, President of Swiss-Chinese Association, Former Mayor of Zurich; Mr. Jesus Osuna, President of Spain China Friendship Association. Vice President Lin Yi and Song Jingwu of CPAFFC attended the meeting.

President Li said that it was a great honor to invite som many representatives from abroad to attend Belt and Road Forum, and expressed sincere gratitude to their close attention and support of Belt and Road construction. She hoped that a joint effort can further promote the friendship and practical exchange between China and the rest of the world.

The foreign guests all warmly congratulated on the success of the forum, and remarked highly on the important speech on President Xi Jinping’s speech. They wished to work together with CPAFFC for more cooperation, and got involved with Belt and Road Initiative to bring benefits to people of all countries.