China's First Lady met Alain Merieux, president of Mérieux Foundation, a French organization working locally in the field of public healthcare, in Beijing on May 2.

Peng, who is also goodwill ambassador of the World Health Organization, expressed her appreciation of the long-term commitment shown by Merieux’s foundation, which has been promoting cooperation in the field of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis control.

Peng said that the Frenchman has vigorously been supporting the development of China's .

"I hope that Mérieux Foundation will make new contributions to the cause of China-France friendship," said Peng.

Merieux expressed his appreciation of the Belt and Road initiative proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

"We are willing to become a long-term partner of China and continue promoting Chinese-French health cooperation," said Merieux.

(Source: Women Voice/Translated and edited by )