Noting that Sakande is the first speaker of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso to visit China, Li said the visit opened a new stage of exchanges between China's NPC and the National Assembly of Burkina Faso.
Li Zhanshu (2nd R), chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), meets with a delegation of the U.S.-China Working Group from the U.S. Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 22, 2019.
Alassane Bala Sakande, speaker of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso, will pay a visit to China from March 24 to 29, at the invitation of Li Zhanshu, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee.
Li Zhanshu (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, meets with Xaysomphone Phomvihane, president of the Lao Front for National Construction, in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2019.
Maya Fernandez Allende, president of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies, will visit China from Jan.
Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues, president of the Portuguese parliament, will visit China from Nov. 18 to 20.
Ji Bingxuan, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, will attend the Paris Peace Forum Sunday on behalf of China, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced Thursday.
Wang Chen, vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), meets with co-chairmen of the Canada-China Legislative Association, Joseph Day and Joe Peschisolido, in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 22, 2018.