Madame Shen Yueyue, Vice Chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress met with Mrs. Maya Hanoomanjee,  Speaker of the National Assembly of Mauritius and Honorary President of Mauritian-Chinese People’s Friendship Association in the Great Hall of the People on 26th, June. Vice President of CPAFFC, Madame Lin Yi attended the meeting.

Madame Shen said that China and Mauritius enjoy profound traditional friendship. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1972, China and Mauritius have been adhereing to the principle of sincerity, friendship, equality and mutual benefits, and bilateral friendly cooperation has seen sustainable and rapid development. Currently, China is striving to fulfill the Chinese dream and Two Centenary Goals, namely, to finish building a moderately prosperous society in all respects by 2021 and to turn China into a modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced and harmonious by 2049. Mauritius has also shaped the ambitious goal of achieving the Second Economic Miracle. China is ready to join efforts with Mauritius to maintain close high-level exchanges and push forward practical cooperation in various areas, so as to promote China-Mauritius friendly cooperation for sound and in-depth development and jointly achieve our own goals.

Mrs. Hanoomanjee thanked Madame Shen for taking the time to meet her. She said that recent years have witnessed frequent high-level exchanges and fruitful cooperation in all fields between Mauritius and China. Mauritius will further strengthen ties with China and enhance bilateral cooperation in various fields, so as to achieve win-win results. She mentioned that, as the first female speaker in the history of Mauritius, co-founder of the National Commission for Women in Mauritius, as well as honorary president of Mauritian-Chinese People’s Friendship Association, is willing to promote communication and cooperation in parliament, friendly groups and women between Mauritius and China.