Ukraine and Latvia have congratulated China on its victory in fighting severe acute respiratory syndrome, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
In their recent separate messages to Chinese President Hu Jintao, Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma and Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga spoke highly of the persistent efforts made by the Chinese government and people in the fight against the global epidemic.
They believed that the Chinese people can overcome any difficulties on their road ahead.
(Xinhua News Agency July 16, 2003)
