BEIJING -- Chi电脑中下载软件商店nese President Xi Jinping and Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Saturday exchanged congratulatory messages on the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
In his message, Xi noted that China and Bangladesh are traditional friendly neighbors with a long history of exchanges.
Over the past 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties, regardless of changes in the international and regional landscape, China and Bangladesh have always fostered friendly relations on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, setting an example of mutual respect, equality and win-win cooperation between countries, he said.
In recent years, China and Bangladesh have continued to consolidate political mutual trust, expand high-quality Belt and Road cooperation as well as practical cooperation in various fields, and further deepen their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, said Xi.
The Chinese president stressed that he attaches great importance to relations with Bangladesh and stands ready to work with Shahabuddin to take the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties as an opportunity to carry forward the traditional friendship, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, and promote common development, so as to better benefit the two peoples and make greater contribution to world peace and development.
For his part, Shahabuddin said that over the past 50 years, Bangladesh and China have forged a deep friendship based on mutual respect and trust, as well as enduring cooperation, bringing tangible benefits to the two peoples.
He noted that Bangladesh highly appreciates China's important role in promoting regional peace, stability and common prosperity, and expressed gratitude for China's long-term valuable support for Bangladesh's sustainable development.
He expressed t电脑中下载软件商店he belief that with the joint efforts of the leaders and peoples of the two countries, bilateral cooperation will yield even greater results.