On Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message to newly elected Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov congratulating him on his election victory.

In the telegram, the Chinese leader noted that since gaining independence 30 years ago, Turkmenistan has made significant progress in state building and the revival of the Turkmen nation.

As a friendly neighbor and strategic partner of Turkmenistan, China is sincerely happy about this, according to the website of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

Xi Jinping noted that he attaches great importance to the development of Chinese-Turkmen relations and is ready to work with Serdar Berdimuhamedov as president, celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries as a new starting point, build on the past and strive for the future, jointly write a new head of the strategic bilateral partnership.

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