Minister for Industrial Relations, Employment, Productivity and Youth & Sports, Hon. Parveen Bala visited the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries office and meet with Association Vice President Mr. Xie Yuan.
The Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) is one of the organisations engaged in people to people diplomacy with the purpose of enhancing people friendship, furthering international cooperation, safe guarding world peace and promoting common development.
The sister city relationship between Fiji and China has benefited 4 cities in Fiji. With the strong diplomatic ties between Fiji and China, CPAFFC is committed to extend this opportunity to the rest of the Municipal Councils in Fiji.
Apart from the sister city program, discussion was also centered on strengthening the People to People relations between Fiji and China.
The association also commended the great work done by both country embassies in strengthening the Diplomatic ties between Fiji and China. The Fiji High Commission in China was commended for assisting the association in hosting the 66th Anniversary for China.
Minister Bala thanked the association for strengthening the sister city friendship and establish more sister city to promote certain areas of cooperation between municipal councils which will be referred to respective municipalities in Fiji.