习近平向斯洛伐克当选总统佩列格里尼致贺电

新华社北京4月13日电 4月11日，国家主席习近平致电彼得·佩列格里尼，祝贺他当选斯洛伐克共和国总统。

习近平指出，中斯传统友好，两国友谊历久弥坚。近年来，中斯关系保持良好发展势头，各领域合作前景广阔。今年是中斯建交75周年，双边关系发展迎来新的重要契机。我高度重视中斯关系发展，愿同佩列格里尼当选总统一道努力，深化两国传统友谊和政治互信，拓展共建“一带一路”合作及中国－中东欧国家合作，推动两国关系迈向更高水平，更好造福两国人民。

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.