Highlights of foreign congratulatory messages on 20th CPC National Congress

BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Political party leaders worldwide have congratulated the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and General Secretary Xi Jinping of the committee on the opening of the 20th CPC National Congress.

In their congratulatory messages, they spoke highly of the CPC's remarkable achievements and its important contributions to improving the well-being of the Chinese people and people in the rest of the world.

The 20th CPC National Congress opened at a crucial moment when China and the rest of the world are experiencing great changes, said South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Ramaphosa, also president of the African National Congress, wishes the congress a full success and looks forward to constructive results from the congress, which will further promote the development of the CPC as it strives to achieve the goal of common prosperity.

The United National Party and the CPC have long enjoyed sincere and friendly relations, which play an important role in elevating bilateral relations between the two countries and improving the well-being of their people, said Sri Lankan President and leader of the United National Party Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov voiced confidence that the resolution passed at the CPC national congress will boost China's further development and prosperity, noting that the Kyrgyz side fully supports the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, as well as the vision for building a community with a shared future for mankind proposed by General Secretary Xi.

Zhaparov said Kyrgyzstan will continue maintaining high-level exchanges with China, deepening practical cooperation in various fields, strengthening contacts and coordination with China in global and regional affairs, so as to further advance bilateral relations.

The CPC, as a major political force in China, has always served the interests of the Chinese people, said Yerlan Koshanov, chairman of the "AMANAT" party of Kazakhstan and chairman of the Majilis, the lower house of the Kazakh parliament. He expressed confidence that the CPC will continue to make unremitting efforts to realize China's national ideals and strive for a bright future.

Marcel Ciolacu, leader of the Social Democratic Party of Romania and president of the Chamber of Deputies, said he believes that China's future development goals set at the 20th CPC National Congress will tangibly improve the well-being of the Chinese people and safeguard world peace and stability, adding that his party is willing to maintain sincere and constructive dialogue with the CPC for the benefit of the people in the two countries.

The CPC plays a key role as the country strives to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Ahmed Aboul Gheit said, adding that he looks forward to further boosting the development of Arab-China strategic partnership and deepen bilateral cooperation in various fields.

The successful convening of the 20th CPC National Congress will surely provide a more solid guarantee for China's future development and prosperity and a better life for its people, said Ayad Allawi, head of National Coalition of Iraq and former prime minister of the country.

Expressing confidence that the 20th CPC National Congress will make important resolutions that will benefit China and the rest of the world, President of Mauritania's Equity Party Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih said that his party looks forward to further developing relations with the CPC.

Under the strong and outstanding leadership of General Secretary Xi, China has embarked on a road towards great national rejuvenation and created a new model of human progress, said Adem Farah, deputy president and general secretary of the Prosperity Party of Ethiopia.

The 20th CPC National Congress will formulate the major policies of the CPC for the next five years, which will further strengthen the existing friendly and cooperative relations between the two parties and people of the two countries, General Secretary of the Congolese Labor Party Pierre Moussa said.

China's modernization will surely contribute to the progress of humanity and to the building of a peaceful and multipolar world, said Youssoufa Mohamed Ali, general secretary of the Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros.

The 20th CPC National Congress is of enormous significance not only to China's modernization and national development, but also to the international community, President of Uruguay's Broad Front party Fernando Pereira said.

Those sending congratulatory messages include:

Sadiq Sanjrani, chairman of Pakistan's Senate;

Dashzegve Amarbayasgalan, secretary general of the Mongolian People's Party, minister of Mongolia and chief of Cabinet secretariat;

Norodom Chakravuth, president of Funcinpec Party of Cambodia;

Manam Tu Ja, chairman of the Kachin State People's Party of Myanmar;

Abdelkader Bengrina, head of Algeria's National Construction Movement;

Mohand Laenser, general secretary of the Popular Movement of Morocco;

Zouhair Maghzaoui, general secretary of the People's Movement of Tunisia;

Messaoud Ould Boulkheir, leader of Mauritania's People's Progressive Alliance;

Al-Wathiq Al-Birair, secretary general of Sudan's National Umma Party;

Ali Al-Bakali, president of Yemen Renaissance Movement;

Jean Louis Robinson, chairman of Madagascar's AVANA party;

Ali Ruckert, chairman of the Communist Party of Luxembourg;

Vinnie Molina, president of the Communist Party of Australia;

Betero Atanibora, chairman of Kiribati's Tobwaan Kiribati Party;

Ijeomah Arodiogbu, national vice chairman of Nigeria's All Progressives Congress South-East Zone;

Maurizio Acerbo, national secretary of Italy's Communist Refoundation Party;

Salote Pilolevu Tuita, Tongan Princess;

Dominique de Villepin, former French prime minister;

Rudolf Scharping, former chair of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and former German defence minister.