World leaders congratulate Xi on election as CPC chief (3)

Mali iterated its willingness to further develop the friendly and cooperative ties with China, he said.

Guinea's President Lansana Conte said China would make new achievements in economic, social and cultural development under Xi's able leadership.

Xi would be committed to promoting the friendly and cooperative relations between Africa and China, he said.

Isaias Afewerki, chairman of Eritrea's People's Front for Democracy and Justice and also the country's president, said "we are very much inspired by the proceedings of the 18th Congress of the CPC this week, which undertook, among other things, a sober appraisal of the changing global realities to affirm adherence to key principles of international law and the commonality of our collective interests to ensure global peace and sustainable economic growth."

"I am sure and confident that these multifaceted ties will grow further between our respective governments and political parties in the period ahead under your stewardship of the CPC," he said.

Liberian Unity Party leader and Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf said the her government would firmly adhere to the one-China policy and make joint efforts with China to promote mutually beneficial cooperation and common prosperity between the two countries and peoples, as well as the peace and harmony in the world.