Chinese, Iraqi presidents hail golden jubilee of establishment of diplomatic ties
25/8/2008 17:08
Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Iraqi counterpart Jalal Talabani
exchanged congratulatory messages today to mark the 50th anniversary of the
establishment of the diplomatic ties between China and Iraq.
Hu, in his
message, lauded the smooth development of bilateral ties in the past half
century, which, he said, had entered a new phase of development with the
establishment of the new Iraqi government.
The two countries have increased
political contacts, and gradually resumed cooperation in various fields and
maintained good communication and coordination on some major international and
regional affairs, said Hu.
The Chinese government always respects the will
and choice of the Iraqi people and supports Iraq's efforts to safeguard national
independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and to realize stability and
development, the president said.
He went on to say that China attaches great
importance to the long-term development of a stable, all-round and friendly
relationship with Iraq.
He said that currently, bilateral ties are faced with
new opportunities of development. China is willing to join hands with Iraq to
maintain the good momentum of development of bilateral ties and steadily push
forward bilateral exchanges and cooperation in all fields, to write a new
chapter of Sino-Iraqi friendship in the new era.
In his message, Talabani
also praised bilateral ties and thanked China's persistent support. He said Iraq
hopes to further expand bilateral cooperation in all areas to create a better
future for the all-round friendly relationship between the two
countries.
Xinhua
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