Delegates attend the closing session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People on Saturday. (SHEN HONG / XINHUA)
Leaders of political parties and governments as well as heads of state worldwide have sent congratulations to Xi Jinping on his election as general secretary of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni sent his sincerest and warmest congratulations on Xi Jinping's election on behalf of Queen Mother Norodom Monineath, the royal family and the Cambodian people. He is confident that Xi will better unite and lead the CPC and Chinese people of all ethnic groups to advance the cause of building a modern socialist country in all respects, and to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese modernization.
The king said he looks forward to working with Xi to carry on bilateral traditional friendship and promote the building of the Cambodia-China community with a shared future, so as to bring more benefits to the two countries and their people.
China has scored remarkable achievements in the past decade under Xi's strong leadership, said leader of the Sierra Leone People's Party and Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio, expressing his belief that the 20th CPC National Congress will open a new chapter in the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between Sierra Leone and China.
Xi's election fully demonstrates the Chinese people's trust and confidence in him, said Chairperson of the Revolutionary Party of Tanzania and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, wishing Xi a greater success in leading the country and serving the people.
Yoweri Museveni, chairman of Uganda's National Resistance Movement and Ugandan president, said he expects to work with Xi to continuously promote the common development and prosperity of the two countries, so as to bring benefits to their people.
China is striding forward on a new journey to realize its Second Centenary Goal, said Daniel Ortega, secretary-general of the Sandinista National Liberation Front and Nicaraguan president, and Vice President Rosario Murillo, adding Nicaragua is willing to work with China to push for continuous progress of human society, and build a better world.
Under Xi's leadership, China has made remarkable achievements in various fields, said Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, adding that he highly cherishes the traditional friendship between the two countries, and believes the Kuwait-China strategic partnership will achieve greater development.
Under Xi's leadership, China will take bigger strides toward the Second Centenary Goal of building the country into a great modern socialist country in all respects, said Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
She hopes that China will realize its aspiration for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation at an early date, and looks forward to a higher level of friendly cooperation between Nepal and China.
Comorian President Azali Assoumani said he believes Xi will lead China to continuous prosperity and a bigger role on the international stage.
Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan wished Xi a success at this noble position, and hopes the friendly Chinese people will achieve continuous progress and prosperity under Xi's leadership.
Under Xi's leadership, China has made historic achievements, noted Roosevelt Skerrit, leader of the Dominica Labour Party and prime minister of the country, saying that Xi's election reflects the strong support for him from the party and the Chinese people, and that he expects the CPC to play a bigger role in global affairs.
President of Vanuatu's Vanua'aku Pati party and Prime Minister Bob Loughman said he firmly believes that the CPC will unswervingly lead the Chinese people to realize high-quality development and comprehensive modernization.
He expressed his willingness to work with Xi to lift the friendly and mutually beneficial relations between the two parties to a higher level.
Megawati Sukarnoputri, chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle and former president of the country, expressed the expectation that China will play a bigger role in the international arena and jointly push for the establishment of a peaceful and just international order.
Under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee, China has made significant achievements in economic growth and improvement of people's living standards, and the country has increasingly become a respected and important force on the international stage, said Robert Fico, leader of the Direction-Social Democracy party and former prime minister of Slovakia.
Former Croatian President Stjepan Mesic said he believes that Xi will continue to lead China to greater development and to play an important role in safeguarding world peace and promoting common development.
Saying that he highly admires Xi's foresight and strong leadership, former Slovenian President Danilo Turk said he hopes Xi will lead China to continuously achieve new progress and make greater contributions to promoting world peace and development.
Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is not only of epoch-making significance in Chinese history, but also has made important contributions to the progress of human civilization, said Vlad Batrincea, executive secretary of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova and deputy speaker of the parliament.
Xi has led the CPC in achieving China's great development achievements in various fields and becoming a model for political parties in various countries to learn from, said Jose Luis Gioja, vice president of the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina.
He expressed the firm belief that the CPC will continue to follow the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and march forward bravely to achieve the Second Centenary Goal.
Those also sending congratulatory messages include:
Dashzegve Amarbayasgalan, secretary general of the Mongolian People's Party, minister of Mongolia and chief of Cabinet secretariat;
Ahmad Majdalani, secretary general of the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front and minister of Social Development of Palestine;
Jibril Ibrahim, chairman of Sudan's Justice and Equality Movement and minister of finance and economic planning;
Katerina Konecna, leader of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia, member of the European Parliament;
Vladimir Voronin, president of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova, former Moldovan president;
Sitiveni Rabuka, leader of the People's Alliance of Fiji and former prime minister;
Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, leader of Samoa's Human Rights Protection Party and former prime minister;
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, former Chilean president;
Adrian Nastase, president of the Titulescu European Foundation and former Romanian prime minister;
Ulugbek Ormonov, leader of the Ishenim parliamentary faction of Kyrgyzstan;
Saparmyrat Ovganov, chairman of the Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan;
Daoui Mohammed Ben Abdelkader, president of Al-Karama Party of Algeria;
Dogu Perincek, chairman of the Patriotic Party of Turkiye;
Korneliya Ninova, chairperson of the Bulgarian Socialist Party;
Elizabeth Rowley, leader of the Communist Party of Canada;
Betero Atanibora, chairman of Kiribati's Tobwaan Kiribati Party;
Saleh Rafat, secretary-general of the Palestinian Democratic Union;
Salah Adly, general secretary of the Egyptian Communist Party;
Luis Valdez Farias, secretary-general of the Alliance for Progress party of Peru;
Aleksei Sokol, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus;
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, secretary of Iran's Expediency Discernment Council;
Craig Isherwood, national secretary of the Australian Citizens Party;
Fausto Pinato, president of Brazil-China Parliamentary Front of the Brazilian National Congress, among others.