Off the wire
• Indian markets close flat  • Roundup: S.Korean prosecutors seek 2nd arrest warrant for Samsung heir  • Chinese FM to attend G20 ministerial meeting, Munich Security Conference  • China ready to help the Philippines in quake relief work  • 1st Ld Writethru: Singapore stocks end down 1.26 pct  • Zimbabweans use 105 mln condoms in 2016 amid HIV threat  • 2nd LD Writethru: 3 Indian troopers, militant killed in Indian-controlled Kashmir gunfight  • Singapore stocks close 1.26 pct lower  • 1st LD: Syrian army retakes key gas field from IS in central Syria  • Foreign exchange rates in Singapore  
You are here: 　 Home

China congratulates Berdymukhamedov on re-election as Turkmen president

Xinhua, February 14, 2017 Adjust font size:

China has congratulated Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov on his re-election as Turkmenistan's president, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday.

China respects the choice made by the Turkmen people and supports Turkmenistan in walking the path best suited its own situation, Geng Shuang said at a daily press briefing.

"We believe that Turkmenistan will maintain political stability and prosperity and make more achievements under the leadership of Berdymukhamedov," Geng said.

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Berdymukhamedov Monday.

Geng said that China is ready to work with the Turkmenistan side to strengthen mutual support and strategic coordination, deepen pragmatic cooperation in various fields, and advance bilateral ties.

Berdymukhamedov secured his third term in Sunday's presidential election with a landslide victory, according to preliminary data released on Monday by Turkmenistan's Central Election Commission. Endite