Co-hosted by CPAFFC and the Association for Sri Lank-China Social and Cultural Cooperation, the China-Sri Lanka Women Friendship Forum was held in Colombo with a great success. CPAFFC Vice President Lin Yi attended the forum with a delegation. Madame Chandrani Senaratna, Secretary of the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs of Sri Lanka was present at the opening ceremony. More than 100 people attended the forum, including Chinese delegates from local associations for friendship with foreign countries and local women federations of Beijing, Shandong, Zhejing, Fujian and Shanxi as well as women representatives from Sri Lanka.
The Women Friendship Forum was consisted of three sub-forums with themes of “The Role of Women for One Belt One Road Initiative”, “How to Promote the Friendship and Cooperation Between Women Entrepreneurs of Sri Lanka and China” and “Women Development in China and Experience which Apply for Sri Lankan Community”. During the forums, both the Chinese and Sri Lankan representatives shared their views on the experiences of women development and offered constructive suggestions for future cooperations between the two sides.