World leaders extend congratulations to Xi Jinping on his election as president of the People's Republic of China
Foreign diplomats and journalists at the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing on March 5. (WANG ZHUANGFEI / CHINA DAILY)
Italian President Sergio Mattarella said in his congratulatory message to President Xi Jinping that Italy and China have maintained close exchanges and strong friendship between the two peoples, demonstrating the common desire to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and dialogue.
The two sides should seize the current opportunity to push for greater development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between Italy and China, Mattarella said.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he is confident that under Xi's diligent, wise and visionary leadership, China will make new and impressive achievements in various fields.
Serbia firmly supports the one-China principle and the policy of "one country, two systems", Vucic said.
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez expressed his wishes that China will continue to move forward firmly under Xi's leadership in his new term to achieve national prosperity and people's well-being.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that Xi is a great leader and a friend of the Venezuelan people, adding that Venezuela is willing to work with China to further deepen bilateral cooperation and build a community with a shared future for mankind.
President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadera said he believes that under Xi's strong leadership, the Chinese people will surely score one great victory after another in their new journey toward building a modern socialist country in all respects and advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts through a Chinese path to modernization.
Comorian President Azali Assoumani said he expects China to play a greater leadership role in promoting stronger multilateralism, and peace, security and progress around the world, especially in Africa.
The election reflects the trust of the Chinese people in Xi's valuable contributions to the cause of socialism, said First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez.
Cuba is deeply honored for its intimate friendship with Xi and the Chinese people, the Communist Party of China, or CPC, and the Chinese government, he added.
The wise decision-making by the Chinese president and the important resolutions made at China's two sessions have created solid foundations for China's bright future and prosperity, said President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov said he believes that under the outstanding leadership of the CPC with Xi at its core, the Chinese people are bound to realize the grand blueprint of building a modern socialist country in all respects and promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts through a Chinese path to modernization.
Foreign diplomats and journalists at the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing on March 5. (WANG ZHUANGFEI / CHINA DAILY)
The election shows that Xi's governing philosophy has won the support of the entire nation, said Tajik President Emomali Rahmon.
Under Xi's wise leadership, China's international prestige and status have been continuously lifted, Rahmon said.
Under Xi's leadership, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov said, China has developed rapidly with its people's living standards continuously improving, and the country has kept playing a constructive role in international affairs.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said that under Xi's leadership, China has achieved unprecedented development.
China's international prestige has significantly improved, and it is becoming a strong nation in an all-round way, he said, adding that Xi's reelection as Chinese president is a major event in Chinese history.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he firmly believes that under Xi's strong leadership, China will eventually achieve its Second Centenary Goal.
Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah said he believes that China will continue to play a constructive role in global and regional affairs.
In his message, Indonesian President Joko Widodo called on Indonesia and China, strategic partners for each other, to further strengthen cooperation and promote the prosperity of the two countries, so as to continue to contribute to regional peace and stability.
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said as China is entering a new stage of development, he is confident that Xi will continue to lead China to sustained development and prosperity.
He said that he looks forward to working with Xi to take bilateral relations to a new level.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said under Xi's visionary leadership, China and the great Chinese nation have made great achievements in the development of human causes, he added.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said he firmly believes that Xi will continue to lead China to extraordinary achievements.
The Cambodia-China friendship is unbreakable, and Cambodia is willing to work with China to build a Cambodia-China community with a shared future, he said.
Noting that this year marks the 45th anniversary of the signing of the Japan-China Treaty of Peace and Friendship, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he would like to maintain communication with Xi and promote the building of constructive and stable Japan-China relations.
Singaporean President Halimah Yacob, Pakistani President Arif Alvi, Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, and the Fourth King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, also sent their congratulations on Xi's election.