At the invitation of CPAFFC, Mr. Dmitry Mezentsev, new Chairman of Russia and China Friendship Association (RCFA), paid a special visit to China to attend the commemoration marking the 15th anniversary of the signing of Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation between China and Russia. Mr. Chen Yuan, Vice Chairman of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and Chairman of China and Russia Friendship Association (CRFA) met with Mr. Dmitry Mezentsev in Beijing on June. 29th. 

Chairman Chen Yuan congratulated Mr. Dmitry Mezentsev on being elected as Chairman of RCFA and said that under the promotion of the two heads of state, the bilateral relations developed to a high level nowadays, the supports of the social and the public of the two countries were also given the meaning of the new times. RCFA would like to make unremitting efforts with CRFA on strengthening the mutual understanding and friendly feeling between the people of the two countries, especially the young generations of the two countries. Moreover, the two countries’ nongovernmental friendly institutions would also promote the cultural exchanges and pragmatic cooperation  so as to provide an effective platform for the both sides’ cooperation in the fields of the energy, fiance, tourism, education and culture.

Mr. Dmitry Mezentsev thanked Chairman Chen for giving some opinions and advice on deepening the nongovernmental cooperation between Russia and China. Mr. Dmitry Mezentsev said that the two friendly organizations, CRFA and RCFA, would have broad prospects in the sides of promoting the cooperation of the industries and the exchanges of the local governments between Russia and China, which would give more substantive connotation to the traditional friendship of the people-to-people of the two countries. Next year will mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the RCFA, and it will take this as an opportunity to develop its advantages to supply new energy to the cooperation and exchanges of the people-to-people in various fields. Moreover, Mr. Dmitry Mezentsev spoke highly of the commemoration marking the 15th anniversary of the signing of Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation between China and Russia organized by CPAFFC.

Mr. Chen Yuan and Mr. Dmitry Mezentsev also signed “Annual Cooperation Plan of 2016-2017 of CRFA and RCFA”.

Mr. Dmitry Mezentsev, who was Secretary General  of  Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Governor of Irkutsk and Vice Chairman of Russian Federation Council before, was elected as new Chairman of RCFA now. It is the first time for Mr. Dmitry Mezentsev to visit China. Mr. Hu Sishe, Vice President of CPAFFC, Mr. George Zinoviev, charge’ d'Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of Russia, were present.