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At the invitation of the Romania-China Friendship Association (RCFA)， a CPAFFC delegation led by its president Chen Haosu paid a goodwill visit to Romania from October 4 to 8， 2006.

Romanian Senate Vice President D. I. TaracilaMeeting with the Delegation

On October 4 when the delegation arrived in Bucharest， Doru Ioan Taracila， vice president of the Romanian Senate， met with Chen Haosu and his party in the Parliament Palace. Taracila， on behalf of president of the Senate Nicolae Vacaroiu，expressed his warm welcome to Chen Haosu’s visit and congratulations on the 57th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Taracila said， friendship between Romania and China goes back to ancient times. At present， exchanges between the governments and parliaments of the two countries are increasing and high-level exchanges frequent， which is very important to the development of the relations between the two countries. Meanwhile， cooperation between the people and friendship organizations of the two countries is also very important to strengthening bilateral relations.

Taracila said， Romania will soon join the EU， which is both an opportunity and a challenge to the country. Romania needs to continue reform so as to meet the requirements of the EU. Though economic and trade relations between Romania and China have seen considerable development in recent years， they are unbalanced. He hoped that the friendship organizations of the two countries would play more active role in promoting exchanges and cooperation between the economic and business circles of the two countries.

CPAFFC President Chen Haosu said， China and the EU have established all-round cooperative partnership. The CPAFFC， by establishing the China-EU Association， is dedicating itself to further enhancing nongovernmental cooperation with the EU. We hoped that this cooperation would achieve greater development along with Romania’s accession to the EU.

Chen Haosu also briefed about China’s efforts to develop economy， promote cultural and ethical progress， enhance political civilization and build a harmonious society. He also briefed about the good cooperation between the CPAFFC and the China-Romania Friendship Association and the RCFA led by its President Florea Dumitrescu in the past more than 10 years， and said， with the growth of the RCFA， the CPAFFC will strengthen its partnership with the RCFA with pragmatic spirit and make new efforts to promote friendly cooperation between China and Romania.

Attending Concert and Reception inCelebration of China’s National Day

To celebrate the 57th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China， the RCFA held a grand concert “Brilliant Five Stars”. The concert opened amid the solemn Chinese and Romania national anthems. Before the concert， Dumitrescu， president of the RCFA， and Xu Jian， Chinese ambassador to Romania， gave warm speeches， praising highly the friendship between China and Romania and wishing the two countries prosperity. The Romania artists expressed their friendly sentiments towards China and the Chinese people through their lively symphonic music and enthusiastic folk dances， winning prolonged applause. More than 600 people of various circles and youngsters of Bucharest were present at the concert. President Dumitrescu said proudly: “There are not many friendship-with-China organizations in Europe that hold activities in celebration of China’s National Day and Spring Festival every year. Though we are short of funds， we consistently hold the activity just for the purpose of letting Romania-China friendship strike root in the hearts of the Romanian people， particularly the younger generation.”

CPAFFC and RCFA Reaching Consensus on Strengthening Cooperation

Chen Haosu and his party drove a long distance to pay official calls on Radu-Valetin Gauroiu，president of the RFCA of Vrancea County; Flaser Lucian， chairman of the Iasi County Committee and president of the RCFA Iasi Branch; Florin Ungureanu， deputy Iasi County magistrate; the president of the RCFA Vaslui County Branch and deputy Vaslui county magistrate; Vasile Paval， vice mayor of Vaslui City and Constantin Toma， president of the RCFA Buzau County Branch， to get a better understanding of the work of the RCFA local branches， and exchanged views with them on further developing China-Romania friendly cooperation.

This visit has strengthened communication and understanding between the CPAFFC and the RCFA， enhanced friendship and promoted the work of RCFA local branches. Wherever they went， the delegation were deeply impressed by the Romanian people’s friendly sentiments towards the Chinese people and their strong desire to further strengthen economic exchanges and cooperation with China. As a result， the CPAFFC delegation and the RCFA reached a consensus to hold a meeting on friendly cooperation between the localities of China and Romania in China in 2007 when representatives of Romania-China friendship provinces， cities and counties and the CRFA and the RCFA as well as personages of economic and business circles of the two countries will be invited to attend the meeting so as to carry out new cooperation in a friendly and practical way in the fields of economy， culture and people-to-people exchanges and achieve substantial results.