State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan met in Beijing Wednesday with a delegation from the Korean Council on Foreign Relations of South Korea led by its chairman lee chang-bum.

Tang had high praise for the communication and cooperation between the Association of Former Diplomats of China and the Korean Council on Foreign Relations, adding that the two organizations are hoping to carry out various exchanges so as to offer advice or suggestions to promote China-South Korea relations.

The delegation is in Beijing at the invitation of the Foreign Ministry.

(Xinhua News Agency October 13, 2005)