习近平致电祝贺卡加梅当选连任卢旺达总统

新华社北京7月23日电　7月23日，国家主席习近平致电保罗·卡加梅，祝贺他当选连任卢旺达共和国总统。

习近平指出，卢旺达是中国的传统友好国家。近年来，两国关系快速发展，各领域合作成果丰硕，传统友谊不断深化。我愿同总统先生一道，进一步增进双方政治互信，拓展和深化各领域务实合作，推动两国关系迈上新台阶。

Xi congratulates Kagame on reelection as Rwandan president

BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a message to Paul Kagame, congratulating him on reelection as president of the Republic of Rwanda.

In the message, Xi pointed out that Rwanda is a traditional friendly country of China, and that in recent years, China-Rwanda relations have developed rapidly, with fruitful results achieved in cooperation in various sectors and traditional friendship continuously deepening.

He said he stands ready to work with Kagame to further enhance mutual political trust, expand and deepen practical cooperation in various fields, so as to promote bilateral relations to a new level. ■