On June 7th, Vice President Hu Sishe hosted a luncheon in honor of  Mr. Mckibbin, Head of Civil Servants of Northern Ireland of the UK, and exchanged views on strengthening local cooperation between Northern Ireland and China.

Mr. Hu Sishe welcomed Mr. Mckibbin to visitChina and the CPAFFC. He spoke highly of Northern Ireland’s cooperation with Liaoning Province in the fields of culture, education and science and technology, hope that Northern Ireland would share its successful experiences with Chinese localities in economic structural transformation. He said that the CPAFFC will further promote exchanges and cooperation between Northern Ireland and China in youth exchange, higher education and personnel training.

Mr. Mckibbin appreciated the CPAFFC’s hospitality and long-term support to the cooperation between Northern Ireland and China and introduced the election and new government reform in Northern Ireland. He said that his visit to China is to prepare for First Minister and Deputy First Minister’s visit to Beijing, Shenyang and Shanghai in early December which is aimed to promote Northern Ireland’s practical cooperation with Liaoning Province in economic and trade, education, culture and agriculture.