Chinese President Hu Jintao has sent congratulatory messages to his counterparts in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan to mark the 15th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and these countries.

In the messages, sent separately between Jan. 2 and Jan. 6, President Hu spoke highly of the achievements in bilateral relations since China established diplomatic ties with these countries.

He said China is willing to further strengthen bilateral friendship with them, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields, and make joint efforts to promote regional peace, stability and development.

The heads of state of the nations mentioned above, including Acting President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, have also sent reciprocal messages of congratulation to President Hu, saying that their countries are willing to take the opportunity to seek an all-round development of friendly and cooperative relations with China.

Source: Xinhua