On March 5, Madame Lin Yi, Vice President of the CPAFFC, met with H.E. Abdellahi El Vilaly, Mauritanian new Ambassador to China.
Lin Yi congratulated Ambassador Vilaly on his assumption of the new post and briefly introduced the friendly exchanges of the CPAFFC with Mauritania in recent years. She said that Mauritania is an important partner of China in jointly contributing the Belt and Road Initiative. The CPAFFC is willing to maintain communication and coordination with the Mauritanian Embassy to further local and people-to-people bilateral cooperation under the framework of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation with the purpose of promoting the implementation of the important consensus reached by the state leaders of the two countries.
Ambassador Vilaly thanked the CPAFFC for making contributions in people-to-people connectivity between China and Mauritania. He said, Mauritania highly recognizes the concept of the Belt and Road Initiative plays a bigger role based on its geographical advantages. The Embassy of Mauritania in China will continue to support the two countries’ friendship associations in conducting more exchanges and cooperation in the areas of local governments, economy and trade, youth and culture, etc.
Photographed by Fang Ying
