Chinese first lady urges closer cooperation with Panama on AIDS prevention (2)

Peng Liyuan (L), wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and World Health Organization goodwill ambassador for tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS and UNESCO special envoy for the advancement of girls' and women's education, meets with Panamanian First Lady Lorena Castillo Garcia, a special ambassador for UNAIDS in Latin America, in Panama City, Panama, Dec. 3, 2018. [Photo: Xinhua/Yan Yan]

Meanwhile, Peng, also a UNESCO special envoy for the advancement of girls' and women's education, said China always pays high attention to women and children affairs, and strives to improve the health and education of women and children.

She suggested that the two sides join hands to make greater contribution to elevating the well-being of women and children not only in the two countries but also across the whole world.

Castillo, who is a special ambassador for UNAIDS in Latin America, spoke highly of China's achievements in AIDS prevention and treatment, as well as in the protection of women's and children's rights.