習近平向斯洛伐克當選總統佩列格裏尼致賀電

新華社北京4月13日電 4月11日，國家主席習近平致電彼得·佩列格裏尼，祝賀他當選斯洛伐克共和國總統。

習近平指出，中斯傳統友好，兩國友誼歷久彌堅。近年來，中斯關係保持良好發展勢頭，各領域合作前景廣闊。今年是中斯建交75週年，雙邊關係發展迎來新的重要契機。我高度重視中斯關係發展，願同佩列格裏尼當選總統一道努力，深化兩國傳統友誼和政治互信，拓展共建“一帶一路”合作及中國－中東歐國家合作，推動兩國關係邁向更高水準，更好造福兩國人民。

Xi congratulates Pellegrini on election as president of Slovakia

BEIJING, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated Peter Pellegrini on his election as president of Slovakia.

In his message sent on Thursday, Xi said that the traditional friendship between China and Slovakia has grown stronger over time, and that bilateral relations in recent years have maintained sound momentum of development, with broad prospects for cooperation in various fields.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Slovakia, ushering in new and important opportunities for the development of bilateral relations, he said.

Noting that he attaches great importance to the development of China-Slovakia relations, Xi said that he stands ready to work with Pellegrini to deepen the traditional friendship and political mutual trust between the two countries, expand Belt and Road cooperation and cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European countries, and push bilateral relations to higher levels, so as to better benefit the two peoples.