1. The two sides expressed their satisfaction with the close and growing ties between the two provinces over the past 10 years since the establishment of sister-province relationship between Phuket and Hainan in2005. The two sides also welcomed the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Thailand and China in 2015, and agreed to take the opportunity of this auspicious occasion to further strengthen their long-standing friendship, and enhance cooperative partnership for mutual benefit of the two provinces and peoples.