With the invitation of the Friends of China Association, Mr. Yuan Mindao, Director General of the Department of Asian & African Affairs of the CPAFFC, led a working group, composed of 3 delegates, to visit India from 23rd to 27th March, 2014.
Meeting with Dr. Shilpak Ambule, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs of India
During its stay in India, the working group promoted its work from perspectives of both official and people-to-people level. On one hand, the group had contact with Indian officials and met Dr. Shilpak Ambule, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs of India as well as Mr. Mehta, Director General of Indian Council for Cultural Relations perspectively. On the other hand, the working group tried its best to get in touch with Indian friendship organizations as many as it can, and had meetings with representatives from Friends of China Society, Indian Association of Friendships with Foreign Countries and India China Society perspectively. Through exchanges of ideas, the cooperative relations between the CPAFFC and friendship organizations in India have been strengthened.
Meeting with Indian Association of Friendships
Besides, the working group had a meeting with Mr. Yao Jin, Minister-Counselor of Chinese Embassy in India and paid a visit to Sinosteel India Private LTD, chief representative of India China Friendship Association in India.