Li Xiaolin, the president of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) hosted a welcome dinner for Andrey Denisov, the New Russian Ambassador to China on August,14,2013 in CPAFFC.
President Li welcomed Ambassador Andrey Denisov to China to take his new post, and introduced the work of the CPAFFC and the situation of the exchanges with Russia to him. She also hoped to keep close cooperation with the Russian Embassy to China, so as to further enhance mutual understanding and traditional friendship between the two peoples.
The Ambassador Andrey Denisov thanked President Li for her warm welcome, and expressed that the Russian Embassy to China would actively assist CPAFFC to implement work and strengthen people-to-people friendly exchanges in various fields between the two countries.
The both sides exchanged ideas on the issues of developing cooperation of local governments between the two countries and the joint sponsorship of China-Russia Governors Dialogue.
Vice president Li Jianping attended the meeting.
