FM spokesman: China respects choice of Peruvian people

China respects the choice of the Peruvian people, and is willing to work with the new Peruvian government to push forward the all-round partnership of cooperation between the two countries, said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Jianchao on Tuesday.

Former Peruvian President Alan Garcia was reelected as head of state in a vote on Sunday, according to results of ballot counting announced by the National Electoral Procedure Office (ONPE) on Monday.

Garcia, a social democrat from the Peru Aprist Party, won 53.53 percent of the vote, defeating his only rival Ollanta Humala, who garnered 46.47 percent in the runoff presidential election after 91 percent of the vote was counted.

Liu told a regular press briefing that the China-Peru relations have witnessed a smooth development since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries 35 years ago, and the Chinese government values the friendly relationship of cooperation with the Peruvian government.

Source: Xinhua