From March 5 to 7, 2025, at the invitation of the Greece-China Friendship Association (GCFA), Jiang Jiang, Vice President of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), led a delegation to Greece. During his stay, Jiang Jiang met separately with friendly personages from all sectors of society in Greece. Among them were Spyridon Kyriakis, Member of the Hellenic Parliament and Member of the Greece-China Friendship Group, Ioannis Theofanopoulos, President of the GCFA and former Greek Ambassador to China, and Stergios Tsirkas, Mayor of Marathon. They exchanged views on topics such as deepening people-to-people exchanges, subnational cooperation, and youth exchanges between China and Greece.

Jiang Jiang said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1972, China and Greece have respected, relied on and supported each other. Bilateral relations have maintained sound development and grown even stronger. In recent years, under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, the two sides have deepened political mutual trust and achieved fruitful outcomes in practical cooperation, becoming partners in Belt and Road cooperation and exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations.

Jiang Jiang appreciated the positive role played by all sectors of Greece in enhancing mutual understanding and friendship between the Chinese and Greek peoples. He noted that the CPAFFC attaches great importance to developing friendly and cooperative relations with Greece. It is willing to work with the Greek side to act on the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, strengthen the two key bonds of mutually beneficial cooperation and cultural exchanges at the non-governmental and subnational levels, and contribute to the development of China-Greece and China-EU relations.

The Greek side spoke highly of the bilateral relations. The two countries share extensive common interests. China's high-standard opening-up has continuously brought new opportunities for bilateral cooperation. It is the common aspiration of all sectors in Greece to step up dialogue and exchanges with China on all fronts and jointly address global challenges. Expressing gratitude to the CPAFFC for its efforts and contributions toward advancing Greece-China friendship over the years, the Greek side stated that they will actively support and participate in diverse activities organized by the CPAFFC, collaborate with the CPAFFC to build bridges for communication, forge consensus on friendship, facilitate more cooperation and bring more benefits to people on both sides.