(1) Mr. Zhang Xiangshan, Advisor tothe Chinese Association for InternationalUnderstanding (CAFIU for short), metwith Mr. Shiranishi Shin Ichiro at requeston April 3, 2000. The latter is Councilmember of the Japan-China Association.(2) On April 4, CAFIU Vice-PresidentYu Wen met with and hosted a dinner inhonor of Mr. Kaminski, who is ExecutiveVice President of the Austria-China Friendship Association and was on a visit to China.Mr. Yu Wen expressed thanks on behalf ofCAFIU President Li Guixian for the effortsand arrangements made by the Austrian Association, Which contributed to the successful visit to Austria of CAFIU President LiGuixian and his party earlier. Both sides agreed to furtherr their friendly co-operationfor promotion of relations between the twocountries at large. Views were also exchanged on specific programs to be jointlytaken up this year(3) At the invitation of CAFIU, agroup of 4 MPs from Benin led by Mr. OrouSego Orou Gabe, Chief Secretary of the National Assembly, paid a visit to China fromApril 6 to 16. CAFIU Vice-President LiShuzheng met with the group and hosted adinner in its honor.(4) At the invitation of CAFIU, a 5-member delegation of the Yugoslav left-wing party headed byMme. Tetjana Lenard, Chalet of the Party In- International cooperation ~ttee, visited Chinafrom APril & tO 14. Mr. Wan Guequan, Vice-Churn of the Chinese PeOPle's Politied ~tative ~ce (CPPCC for short) and VicePresident of CAFIU, CAFIU Vicespresidents Mr.Qian Liren and Mine. Yu Wen, two VicesMinistersac. ac Wenpu and ac. ac Wu of the international ho~ of the CPC Central ~tteeand Mr' Zhang Ch~ng, VicespreSident of theChinese Central TV station, met with the visitingdelegation on different occasions. (5) At the invitation Of CAFIU, ac. Edgar Archila ~n,President of me totem boied ~lugSystem and ~eration of Broadcasting, visitedChina together with his wife from APril 9 to 18.CAFIU Vicepresident Li Being and ac. LiuJingqin, Vice-Minister of the international Department of the CPC Central ~ttee, met with thecouple and respectively entertained them.(6) At the invitation of CAFIU, a 6──memberdelegation with the TUrkish Foundation for PromOtion of Unders~ngs led by its cab~ KelpalBaytaS paid a visit to China from APril 16 to 23.ac. Wan Guequan, CPPCC Vice──Chat~ andCMIU Vice-PreSident and ac. Li Chengren,VicoMinister Of the international Depthet ofthe CPC Central ~ttee and CAFIU Senior advisor, met with the delegation and entertainedteem.(7) At the inwtation of CAFIU, ac. ChangoMachyo, Senior political advi~ to the Ugandanpresident and former national deputy co~ssar ofthe Ugands Movement, visited China from APril22 to 30. ~ng his stay in Beliing, Mine. LiShuzheng, Vice-Chairwoman of the N'PC ForeignAffairs ~ttee and CAFIU VicespreSident,and ac' Ma Wenpu, VicoMinister of the international ho~ of the CPC Central ~ttee,met with him.(8) Invited by CAFIU, a 8-member delegation of the pioneer party of boua New tineaheaded by the Party's Vive──Chief and Senator JohnPuntari paid a good-will visit to China from APril20 to 29. Mine. He Lull, VicesChairperson ofNPC, Yang Jiechi, Vice──Minister Of the Ministryof Foreign Affairs, and Mr' ac Wenpu, VicesMinister of the lute~ional ho~t of theCPC Central ~ttee met with the delegation.(9) At the invitation of CAFIU, a 4──memberCamedan delegation came to visit China fromAPril 19 to 29. The delegation was led by H. R.H. Prince MOrodom SiriVUdh, Senior perSOnal advisor to the CamMan bang and President, Boardo f inrectors with the ~an institute of acOPeration and Peace. CPPCC Vice──Chat~ andCAFIU PreSident Mr. Li Gulxha met with thedelegation and hOSted a dinner in honor of it. ac.Li Chengren, VicesMinister of the internationalho~ of the CPC Central ~ttee,chaired a working SeSSion and held a welcome bandit.(10) On APril 18, CAFIU secretary──GeneralWang Jinsheng met with Mr. Matin Garate, director general of the international apartment withthe American Friends SerVice ~ttee, togetherwith Ms. Keen Lee and ac. John
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