National and international leaders have sent their greetings to Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, on the occasion of the Year of the Horse.
Vladimir Putin highlighted the strong development of the Russia-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for a New Era over the past year, highlighting key cooperation projects, visa-free travel and cultural exchanges.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said his country is ready to continue expanding cooperation with China and to build a Brazil-China community with a shared future for a fairer world and a sustainable planet.
Greetings were also sent:
Cyril Ramaphosa, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Mohammed bin Salman and Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith expressed confidence that the Chinese people will successfully embark on a new path in the 15th Five-Year Plan.
Aleksandar Vucic said that under President Xi's leadership, China will continue to make remarkable achievements in various fields.
Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres thanked China and its people for supporting multilateralism and global solidarity and looked forward to building a more secure and inclusive future together.
Among others who sent congratulations to President Xi were:
- Raul Castro and Miguel Diaz-Canel
- Samdech Techo Hun Sen
- Shehbaz Sharif
- Ram Chandra Poudel and Sushila Karki
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Mohamed Muizzu
- Sadyr Japarov
- Shavkat Mirziyoyev
- Ilham Aliyev
- Denis Sassou Nguesso
- William Ruto
- Hakainde Hichilema
- Julius Maada Bio
- Bassirou Diomaye Faye
- John Dramani Mahama
- Azali Assoumani
- Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema
- Patrick Herminie
- The pride of Boko
- Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
- Faustin-Archange Touadera
- Tamas Sulyok and Viktor Orban
- Peter Pellegrini
- Halla Tomasdottir
- Nikos Christodoulides
- Natasa Pirc Musar
- Iliana Iotova
- David Adeang
- Taneti Maamau
- Ukhnaa Khurelsukh
- Vahagn Khachaturyan
- Masoud Pezeshkian
- Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
- Issac Herzog
- Kais Saied
- Alexander Van der Bellen
- Zeljko Komsic
- Zoran Milanovic
- Petteri Orpo
- Rodney Williams and Gaston Browne
- Cynthia A. Pratt and Philip Davis
- Roosevelt Skerrit
- Qu Dongyu
- Nurlan Yermekbayev