KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The platform of ASEAN-China friendship association was productive although it was young, the Malaysia-China Friendship Association (MCFA) said here on Wednesday.
This was a result of the support from the respective governments and civil society from China and ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) which groups Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Cambodia and Brunei, said MCFA President Majib Ahmad Khan.
"We therefore pledge to continue to strengthen our cooperation mechanism that will lead us to more fruitful projects in promoting mutual benefits and common prosperity for the region," he said at the welcome dinner for the 4th Conference of the ASEAN-China People-To-People Friendship Organizations here.
The association has worked diligently to push forward and deepen people-to-people exchanges and bilateral friendship cooperation in various field by organizing the conference, he said.
Meanwhile, China-ASEAN Association President Gu Xiulian said that the conference was a platform for promoting understanding and cooperation in friendship and trading between China and ASEAN members.
She said the conference was important to development cooperation plans among the regions as it brought the countries together side by side despite geographical and cultural distances.
The 4th Conference of the ASEAN-China People-To-People Friendship Organizations will open at Putra World Trade Center here on Thursday and some 300 delegates from China and ASEAN countries are expected to attend the gathering.
A trade exhibition also will be held during the two-day conference.
Editor: Yan
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