On the morning of March 7， CPAFFC Vice President Xie Yuan went to the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in China to mourn over the passing away of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on behalf of the CPAFFC. He presented the letter of condolence from President Li Xiaolin to Ambassador Rocio Maneiro Gonzalez and extended profound condolences over the death of President Chavez. Ambassador Rocio expressed sincere thanks to President Li Xiaolin and the CPAFFC and promised to pass on the letter of condolence to the government of Venezuela.
　　Vice President Xie wrote on the condolence book： “President Hugo Chavez was a great friend of the Chinese people. He had made remarkable contributions to promoting China-Venezuela friendship. His death is a great loss to the people of China and Venezuela. We will forever remember him.”