President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) Lin Songtian arrived in Sri Lanka for a four-day official visit today.
He is expected to meet the Prime Minister and the Governor of the Eastern Province.
President Lin Songtian (62) entered China’s foreign service in 1986, and had rich working experience in the Foreign Ministry of China as Deputy Director General of Personnel (2007-2008), DG of Foreign Affairs Management (2010-2014) and DG of African Affairs (2014-2017).
Since 2020, Ambassador Lin Songtian has been the President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC).