Vice President Lin Yi met with Mr. Sayed Makhdoom Rahhen and the Afghanistan China Friendship Association (ACFA) Delegation on 14 August 2015. Mr. Rahhen is also the former Minister of Information and Culture of Afghanistan.

Madam Lin Yi welcomed President Rahhen and his delegation to visit China. Lin spoke highly of Rahhen’s efforts in promoting Afghani-China people-to-people friendship. She briefed about the China-South Asian people-to-people friendly exchange programs of the CPAFFC, and encouraged the ACFA to cooperate with us in the fields of local governments, youth, culture and media exchange programs. Madam Lin also invited the ACFA to attend the 4th China South Asia Friendship Organizations Forum to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka this October.

President Rahhen expressed his gratitude for the CPAFFC for inviting the ACFA delegation to visit China, and said he was willing to work closely with the CPAFFC for the development of China-Afghan friendship.
Afghanistan Ambassador Farahi was also present at the meeting.