The Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) organized a reception in Beijing to celebrate the 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Uruguay on May 29th, 2018. Mr. Hao Mingjin，Vice-Chairman of Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), Mr. Hu Sishe, Vice President of CPAFFC, Mr. Enrique Iglesias, former Foreign Minister of Uruguayan Foreign Affairs Ministry, Mr. Fernando Lugris, Uruguayan Ambassador to China and other personages attended the reception. Vice Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee Hao Mingjin had a brief meeting with former Foreign Minister Enrique Iglesias and Ambassador Fernando Lugris before the reception.

Vice President Hu Sishe said in his speech, since the establishment of the strategic partnership between China and Uruguay in 2016, the bilateral relations had developed rapidly, the willingness for both sides to cooperate had become more and more urgent, and the friendship between the two peoples had been increasingly deepened. He hoped that both sides should take the 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations as an opportunity to further push the bilateral ties forward and expand the friendly exchanges between the two countries. 

Ambassador Fernando Lugris also expressed in his speech, the relations between Uruguay and China have now developed into the best stage, during which both sides kept close contact in various fields, pragmatic cooperation had been increasingly deepened and developed. The Uruguayan side appreciated the Chinese side for giving support and assistance to them for a long time. He hoped that Uruguay and China relations would achieve remarkable results in next 30 years.

Photographed by Sun Tao, Lin Zhichang