Chinese President Jiang Zemin and his Slovenian counterpart, Milan
Kucan, exchanged congratulatory messages on Saturday to mark the
10th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-Slovenian diplomatic
relations which falls on May 12.
Jiang said in his message that the event a decade ago opened a new
page in the history of bilateral relations. The development of
long-term, stable and all-round relations has proved to be in line
with the wishes and interests of the two peoples.
Jiang voiced the hope for further mutual understanding, trust and
friendship, calling for joint efforts to promote cooperation and
create a bright future for bilateral relations.
Kucan said that China's diplomatic recognition in 1992 of the
Republic of Slovenia set relations between the two countries on a
course of mutually beneficial cooperation. He said he is sure the
friendly relations benefiting peoples of both countries will be
strengthened in all aspects.
Li
Peng, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's
Congress of China, also exchanged congratulatory messages with
Borut Pahor, chairman of the Slovenian National Assembly. They
agreed that cooperation between the two parliaments has contributed
to the rapid improvement of Sino-Slovenian relations.
In
congratulating each other on the anniversary of establishing
diplomatic relations between the two countries, Chinese Premier Zhu
Rongji and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek both expressed
the belief that there is great potential yet to tap in bilateral
cooperation in every field.
Zhu said cooperation between China and Slovenia has yielded
remarkable results, paving way for further development of bilateral
ties.
Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan and his Slovenian
counterpart, Dimitrij Rupel, also exchanged congratulations to mark
the occasion.
(Xinhua News
Agency May 11, 2002)