On March 25th, Li Xiaohua, vice-chairman of the China Association for International Friendly Contact (CAIFC), met with Takeju Ogata, president of the Nippon Foundation, who came to visit China. Vice-chairman Li congratulated on President Ogata for being the new operation director of Sasakawa Japan-China Friendship Fund and hoped that he will strengthen the cooperation with the CAIFC to better play the role of the fund and make new contributions to improving and developing the relations of the two countries after taking the office. President Ogata reviewed his unforgettable experience in cooperating with the CAIFC in founding Sasakawa Japan-China Friendship Fund and the positive results of the Fund in promote bilateral personnel exchanges and mutual understanding. He expressed his willingness to make joint efforts with the CAIFC to utilize their respective advantages and contribute more to the bilateral friendship. The two sides also exchanged in-depth and frank views on Sino-Japanese relations and other issues of common concern.
Deputy Secretary-general Zhou Xinzheng was present at the meeting.
