Letter by the President of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Mr. Xi Jinping to the President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov

Your Excellency,

Let me extend my thankfulness for the congratulation message you have sent on the occasion of my election as President of the People’s Republic of China. Between China and Macedonia, as well as between the two nations, there is traditional friendship in the past 20 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between our two countries, the mutual political trust is stronger and the cooperation in various fields is fruitful. The Chinese side attaches great importance to the development of friendly relations with Macedonia and stands ready, together with the Macedonian side, to make even greater efforts for expansion of exchanges and cooperation in various fields and for greater development of friendly relations between China and Macedonia into a new era.

Your Excellency, I wish you cordially good health and even greater success in your highly responsible mission.

Xi Jinping
President of the People’s Republic of China
Beijing, March 16, 2013