On April 6th, Mr Song Jingwu, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) met with Mr Sunil Dubey, Senior Advisor of World Association of Major Metropolises (Metropolis), and Ms Agnes Bickart, Manager for International Relations.

Mr Dubey briefly introduced updates on the 12th Metropolis World Congress in Montreal, Canada to be held from June 19th to 22nd, 2017. He expressed willingness to elevate cooperative relations with CPAFFC and assist CPAFFC and Chinese cities in developing urban diplomacy. He expects CPAFFC to encourage Chinese cities to actively participate in Metropolis’s activities.

Vice President Song expounded on CPAFFC’s work in local government cooperation, and voiced his expectations of carrying out in-depth exchanges and cooperation with Metropolis so as to better serve 

cities’ development.

Deputy Director General of the European and Asian Department Mr Lv Hongwei attended the meeting.