Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), met with Mr. Friedrich Stift, new Austria Ambassador to China on August 3rd.

Vice President Song Jingwu congratulated Ambassador Friedrich Stift on taking his new post and had a discussion with him on developing pragmatic cooperation of the two countries, strengthening local exchanges and etc.. Ambassador Friedrich Stift happily recalled the experience he had worked in Beijing thirteen years ago and appreciated the great results China had achieved during the 40 years’ reform and opening up. Ambassador Friedrich Stift also expressed that Austria Embassy in China would continue to give support in the people-to-people diplomacy between China and Austria.

Mr. Lv Hongwei, Deputy Director-General of Department of European and Asian Affairs of CPAFFC, attended the meeting.