On May 14th, Mr. Chen Yuan, Vice Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and President of China-Russia Friendship Association (CRFA) met with and held a banquet for Mr. Titarenko, President of Russia-China Friendship Association (RCFA), Mr. Muradov, President of Rossotrudnichestvo (Compatriots Living Abroad and International Humanitarian Cooperation ) and other Russian friendly personages.

President Chen welcomed Titaenko and his delegation, who were visiting China to attend the commemorative events marking 60th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC). He said, as the president of CRFA, he would like to take his personal resource as an advantage, to make more efforts on further strengthening the people-to-people economic contact, cultural and youth exchanges between the two countries.

Mr. Titarenko congratulated Mr. Chen Yuan on being selected as the president of CRFA, and thanked President Chen for his outstanding contribution to the strategic cooperation between China and Russia. He expressed that RCFA would like to work with CRFA, to continuously promote the development of the cause of China-Russian friendship. He also invited President Chen to visit Russia at the proper time. President Chen accepted the invitation pleasantly.

Mr. Chen Haosu, Former President of CPAFFC and CRFA, Mr. Song Jingwu, Secretary-General of CRFA, and Mr. Denisov, the Russian Ambassador to China were present at the meeting.