On July 31, Madame Lin Yi, Vice President of CPAFFC, called on H.E.Mr. Hery Rajaonarimampianina, President of Madagascar, during her visit to Madagascar. Mr. Chen Xiaolei, Charge d'Affaires a.i. of the Chinese Embassy, was present at the meeting.

Madame Lin expressed gratitude to President Rajaonarimampianina for his support to China-Madagascar people-to-people exchanges. She said that CPAFFC, as the biggest organization engaged in non-governmental diplomacy of China, is ready to cooperate with its counterparts in Madagascar and set up more platforms of practical exchanges, especially in personnel training and industrial cooperation.

President Rajaonarimampianina spoke highly of the development of bilateral relations. He said that Madagascar and China share cultural similarity and broad space of cooperation in agriculture, infrastructure, investment, trade, fishing and energy.  Under the frame work of the Belt and Road Initiative, the comprehensive partnership of cooperation between Madagascar and China will constantly make new progress.

Madame Lin Yi was visiting Madagascar at the invitation of Mr. Narson Rafidimanana, Minister of the Ministry Attached to the Presidency in Charge of Presidential Projects, Land Management and Equipment of Madagascar. The two sides jointly hosted “The Belt and Road: Conference on Industrial Cooperation” in Madagascar.