On January 16, Vice-President Xie Yuan of CPAFFC met with Ms. Sylvianne Villaudiere, the leader of Club France Rio+20 Delegation.
Mr.Xie welcomed delegation’s visit to China and their first visit to CPAFFC. He gave an introduction of CPAFFC’s history and main tasks, as well as the Local Friendship Association work. Since CPAFFC obtained the General Consultative Status with ECOSOC of United Nations, it has sent many delegations to attend various UN conferences and made brief speeches on sustainable development, environmental protection and climate change, etc. Vice-President Xie discussed with the delegation members about carrying out friendly activities in the fields of economy, sustainable development and ecology.
Ms.Villaudiere thanked Vice-President Xie Yuan for setting time for the meeting. She said, it was a good opportunity to discuss with CPAFFC on environmental protection; achieving sustainable development needed everyone to take part in. According to regional differences, it was available to reach a solution through carrying out activities between cities. She also expressed that they looked forward to having friendly exchanges with CPAFFC by bilateral visiting, sister cities activity, conference, etc.
