Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a congratulatory message to Cindy Kiro on her taking office as New Zealand’s new governor-general.
In his message, Xi pointed out that China and New Zealand were important partners for each other.
Xi said over the past 49 years, the two countries had established diplomatic relations; China-New Zealand ties had seen significant development.
Their cooperation has created multiple “firsts”, bringing tangible benefits to the people of the two countries,.
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, China and New Zealand have carried out fruitful cooperation in such fields as the prevention and control of the outbreak and economic recovery, Xi noted.
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Xi also said he attached great importance to the development of bilateral relations and was willing to work together with Kiro to uphold the principle of mutual respect, mutual benefit, and win-win results, strengthening dialogue, communication, and cooperation.
Xi also stressed the importance of pushing the China-New Zealand comprehensive strategic partnership ever forward for more achievements so as to benefit the two countries and their people.
