On September 14th, Mme. Yan Junqi, Vice Chairperson of the NPC Standing Committee, met with Ms ásta Jóhannesdóttir, former President of Althingi and General Secretary of Centennial Celebration of Women′s Suffrage 2015 in Iceland, and the Icelandic Ambassador to China, Mr Stefán Skjaldarson at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing.

Mme Yan introduced the current China-Iceland relations, and said China cherishes the traditional friendship with Iceland. The two sides exchanged views on gender equality, clean energy, and problems emerged in the two countries’ social and economic development.

Ms Jóhannesdóttir was invited by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries.