Chinese, Bolivian presidents exchange congratulations on anniversary of ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Bolivian President Evo Morales recently exchanged congratulatory messages to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between their countries.

In his message to Morales, Xi said that China-Bolivia ties have achieved significant development over the past 30 years, thanks to the joint efforts of both sides.

Xi said that he and Morales had exchanged views on China-Bolivia cooperation and China-Latin America cooperation and reached important consensus during his Latin America trip in July 2014 and Morales' state visit to China in December 2013.

Xi said he is glad to see that the relevant departments of the two countries currently are fully implementing the above-mentioned consensus,and bilateral pragmatic cooperation in such fields as energy, mining, infrastructure and aerospace have made new progress.

Xi said he highly values the development of China-Bolivia ties and is willing to join hands with Morales to advance exchanges and cooperation in various fields between the two countries and bring more benefits to the two countries and two peoples.

In his message, Morales said Bolivia-China relations have been advancing constantly over the past 30 years under the framework of friendship, solidarity, cooperation and respect, and the two countries have made important steps in generating benefits for the peoples of the two countries.

Complementation and cooperation are the basic principles that both countries follow, Morales said.

The Bolivian president believed that Bolivia and China will continue to join hands to go ahead in order to establish a fairer, more united and more peaceful world.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca have also exchanged congratulatory messages on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Bolivia. Endi