Congratulations on CPAFFC’s 60th Annivesary

The Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries celebrates the 60th anniversary of its founding in 2014， and the Latin America and the Caribbean Federation of Friendship with the People’s Republic of China extends congratulations to it.

The CPAFFC， through unremitting efforts and hard work， has established friendly and cooperative relations with about 500 organizations in 157 countries up to now.

The Latin America and the Caribbean Federation of Friendship with the PRC wishes to thank the CPAFFC for establishing contact and developing relations with friendly organizations and personages in Latin America and the Caribbean region. Meanwhile， activities carried out by those organizations and personages have also received support and collaboration from various sectors of society in China.

The tasks of the CPAFFC are to develop friendly and cooperative relations with friendship organizations， social groups and personages of various circles in other countries， and to coordinate and oversee the work of establishing and developing friendship-city （province） relations across the world. It enhances mutual understanding and people’s friendship through many ways， such as organizing exchange of visits， holding commemorative activities and symposiums， participating in bilateral meetings and exchanging material and information.

To engage in the cause of human progress such as safeguarding world peace， economic and cultural development and protecting ecological environment， and to support the people of all countries in their just struggle to achieve national liberation and maintain national independence are the common tasks of the CPAFFC and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean region. We in this region also want to thank the CPAFFC for what it has done.

Through the friendly relations established with the CPAFFC， we have been able to carry out cooperation with more relevant organizations， promoting the exchanges in the fields of economy， trade， society， science and technology， professionals， etc.

Undoubtedly， to develop friendship with China is something Latin American and the Caribbean countries have been doing in constant solidarity. Therefore， our friendly relations with China are always full of vigor in a world where integration and world peace remain causes for which we must fight.

The Latin America and the Caribbean Federation of Friendship with the PRC has enjoyed close cooperation with China in such areas as reform of the international financial system， arts and culture， in addition to more intense coordination on global issues of mutual interest. We are convinced that in the future this friendship and cooperation will deepen and benefit everyone.

The economic and trade cooperation between China and the region of Latin America is getting ever stronger. China plays an increasingly important role in this region. A survey conducted recently shows the majority of people in Latin America and the Caribbean held a positive attitude toward the growing influence of this Asian giant in their region.

Finally， I call on all countries to work together for harmony and friendship among all countries and between sister cities and carry out more cultural exchanges， and to strengthen friendly contact with China in this way.

As President of the Latin America and the Caribbean Federation of Friendship with the PRC， and on behalf of all the friendship-with-China organizations in the region and their members， I once again extend congratulations to the CPAFFC on its 60 years of fraternity and cooperation with the peoples of the world.