On March 24, 2009, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei met with visiting Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Angel Gurria, exchanging views on cooperation between China and OECD.

Gurria said OECD attaches importance to cooperation with China and is ready to actively strengthen ties and cooperation with developing countries including China. He expressed appreciation for Gurria's remarks, saying that China is ready to make joint efforts with OECD to push bilateral cooperation for new progress.