Xi, BiH leader Cvijanovic exchange congratulations over 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties

BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping and rotating Chairperson of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Zeljka Cvijanovic on Thursday exchanged congratulations over the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Xi pointed out that since the establishment of diplomatic ties 30 years ago, China and BiH have developed bilateral relations based on the principles of equality, mutual respect and win-win cooperation, continuously deepened political mutual trust and achieved fruitful results in practical cooperation, setting an example of friendly coexistence and joint development between countries of different sizes, histories, cultures, and social systems.

Xi said he attaches great importance to the development of China-BiH relations and stands ready to work with Cvijanovic to take the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties as an opportunity to continue strengthening traditional friendship, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and lead the China-BiH relations to a new level, bringing greater benefits to the two peoples.

For her part, Cvijanovic said that since the establishment of diplomatic ties 30 years ago, the two countries have respected each other, enjoyed solid friendship and achieved fruitful results in cooperation in various fields, noting that BiH is willing to further deepen bilateral relations with China to achieve common prosperity.