习近平致电祝贺马杜罗当选连任委内瑞拉总统

新华社北京7月30日电　7月30日，国家主席习近平致电尼古拉斯·马杜罗·莫罗斯，祝贺他当选连任委内瑞拉玻利瓦尔共和国总统。

习近平指出，总统先生执政以来，带领委内瑞拉政府和人民坚持走符合本国国情的发展道路，在国家建设事业中取得显著成就。中国和委内瑞拉是相互信任的好朋友、共同发展的好伙伴。中方将一如既往坚定支持委方维护国家主权、民族尊严、社会稳定的努力，坚定支持委方反对外部干涉的正义事业。我高度重视中委关系发展，愿同总统先生一道努力，继续引领中委全天候战略伙伴关系不断迈上新台阶，更好造福两国人民。

Xi congratulates Maduro on re-election as Venezuela's president

BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a message to Nicolas Maduro, congratulating him on re-election as president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Since taking office, President Maduro has led the Venezuelan government and people in pursuing a development path suited to their own national conditions, making remarkable achievements in national construction, Xi said.

China and Venezuela are good friends that trust each other and good partners for common development, Xi said, adding that China will, as always, firmly support Venezuela's efforts to safeguard national sovereignty, national dignity and social stability, as well as Venezuela's just cause of opposing external interference.

Xi said that he highly values the development of China-Venezuela relations and is willing to work with President Maduro to continue guiding the all-weather strategic partnership between China and Venezuela to new heights, so as to benefit the people of both countries.  ■