The Third Meeting of China-France High-level Culture Communication System was held on June 30. Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong and French Foreign Minister Ayrault hosted the meeting together.

Vice Premier Liu Yandong said, rich achievements have been obtained since the China-France High-level Culture Communication System was established two years ago. The development of the mechanism, expansion of communication and cooperation, and the innovation of content and form were all promoted in these two years. In the future, both of countries should gather wisdom and resources from the people of two countries’, in order to enhance the peoples’ participation, perception and sense of gain, promote the mechanism and long effect of culture communication, develop the cooperation in education, science and technology, culture, heath etc., ultimately to make contribution to the creation of a new era of the close and lasting China-French comprehensive strategic partnership. French Foreign Minister Ayrault said, the development of China-France High-level Culture Communication System is very promising. The system has made great achievements, and become one of the most important parts of China-France relationship. Both sides should value and promote the two countries’ culture communication from a higher level and a wider vision, and make effort to gain more achievements in culture communication cooperation, in order to benefit the people of two countries and face the common challenges together.   

After the meeting,Vice Premier Liu Yandong and French Foreign Minister Ayrault signed Joint Statement and witnessed the signing of cooperation documents in  culture, heath, education, media etc. At the meeting, CPAFFC, China Culture Administration Society, French International Association for Economic and Cultural Cooperation, and France's Most Beautiful Town Association jointly signed Chinese-French Cooperation Framework Agreement on Beautiful Town Protection and Development. Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of CPAFFC, signed the agreement as the representative of CPAFFC. In the future, China and France will cooperate in conservation and restoration of heritage, as well as benign development of historical and cultural ancient villages; meanwhile，both sides will jointly conduct cultural heritage studies and hold relevant exhibitions and promotion activities.