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The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, have become the first international leaders to convey their congratulations to their Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, who this Sunday has revalidated his post as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China for a historic third term.
“I will be happy to continue our constructive dialogue and for us to work closely together,” Putin said, “to develop relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation between our states,” according to the statement posted on the Kremlin’s website.
“The results of the 20th CPC Commemorative Congress fully confirmed his high political authority, as well as the cohesion of the party he heads,” Putin added in his congratulatory note, collected by Interfax.
Xi has been ratified this Sunday as Secretary General in an unprecedented revalidation that consolidates him as the undisputed leader of the country, at the end of a congress in which the president has presented to society a new hard core of government made up almost entirely of his closest allies.
For his part, Maduro stressed that “the trust placed by the Chinese nation in Xi Jinping, to assume this titanic responsibility for the third time, represents a living manifestation of his successful leadership during the last decade within the political organization with the most militants. in the planet”.
“From Venezuela we reaffirm the commitment to continue promoting close relations of cooperation, communication and coordination between our parties, to provide greater well-being to both peoples,” adds the note from the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry.
Finally, Kim Jong Un has conveyed his “warmest congratulations” on this “significant milestone” that represents the third consecutive term of the Chinese president at the head of the party.
China has been North Korea’s main ally and economic benefactor for nearly 70 years, in an alliance forged during the Korean War.
“We will shape a more beautiful future of North Korea-China relations to meet the demands of the times, and lead efforts for its realization so as to continue to powerfully advance the socialist cause in the two countries,” reads the statement. note, collected by the official South Korean news agency, Yonhap.
