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Message of Congratulations to H.E. Natwar Singh, Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India, from H.E. Li Zhaoxing, Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China

(2004/05/26)

 

(Translation)

H.E. Mr. Natwar Singh
Minister of External Affairs
Republic of India
New Delhi

Excellency,

    On the occasion of Your Excellency's assumption of office as Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India, I wish to extend to Your Excellency my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes.

    The peoples of China and India have a time-honored traditional friendship. It is the established policy of the Chinese Government to continuously develop Sino-India good-neighborly an friendly cooperation on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence. At present, the development of Sino-India relations is enjoying good momentum and faced with crucial opportunities. I sincerely look forward to working closely with Your Excellency with a view to jointly pushing forward the long-term constructive and cooperative partnership between China and India.

                                                                                      Li Zhaoxing

                                                                                        Minister of Foreign Affairs

                                                                                         People's Republic of China

                                                                                         Beijing May 25, 2004



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