Mr. Chen Yuan, Vice-Chairman of National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and President of China-Russia Friendship Association (CRFA) met with Mr. Mezencev, Member of Russia Federation Council (RFC) and Chairman of Russia-China Friendship Association (RCFA) on October 20th.

President Chen Yuan welcomed Chairman Mezencev to visit China and expressed that it was a great pleasure for him to meet Chairman Mezencev again in Beijing shortly after they separated last time. Chairman Mezencev thanked President Chen Yuan for taking time to meet him and made an introduction about the current work of RCFA and the working plan in the next stage. Both sides exchanged opinions on further strengthening the local exchanges between China and Russia, promoting the cooperation of the two countries in the fields of tourism, economics, trade, humanity and etc. and a series of activities to be held during the 60th anniversary of the establishment of RCFA in next year.

Chairman Mezencev’s visit to China this time was to attend the 8th China Overseas Investment Fair. Mr. Shen Xin, Deputy Director-General of the Department of European and Asian Affairs of CPAFFC, Mr, Zhou Liqun, Vice President of CRFA and Deputy General Manager of China Cheng Tong Group, Mr. Zhou You, Deputy Director of Poly Culture Group Corporation Limited, Mr. Kozhemyako, Governor of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, Mr. Kovton, the representative of Gazprom and Mr. Shin, Senior Counsellor of Russian Embassy in China, attended the meeting.