Xi talks with South Korean president-elect over phone

BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) — Chinese language President Xi Jinping on Friday afternoon held a cellphone dialog with South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol.

Xi as soon as once more prolonged congratulations to Yoon on his election as South Korean president.

He identified that China and South Korea are everlasting shut neighbors that can’t transfer away, and are additionally inseparable companions, including that China all the time attaches significance to its relations with South Korea.

With the joint efforts from either side, bilateral relations have developed quickly in an all-round means, and the 2 international locations have develop into strategic companions, Xi mentioned.

Details have proved that the event of China-South Korea relations conforms to the elemental pursuits of the 2 international locations and their folks, and promotes regional peace and growth, he added.

Noting that this yr marks the thirtieth anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations, Xi mentioned the 2 sides ought to take it as a possibility to uphold mutual respect, strengthen political mutual belief, improve people-to-people friendship and push for regular and long-term growth of China-South Korea relations.

Xi pressured that at current, the worldwide neighborhood is dealing with a number of challenges, saying that China and South Korea bear a accountability in sustaining regional peace and selling world prosperity.

The Chinese language facet is able to work with South Korea in strengthening worldwide and regional cooperation, and making energetic efforts to make sure the soundness and smoothness of the worldwide industrial and provide chains, he mentioned.

He additionally known as for safeguarding the UN-centered worldwide system and the worldwide order based mostly on worldwide legislation, and selling the development of a extra truthful and rational international governance system.

For his half, Yoon congratulated China on the profitable convening of the “two periods” and on the nation’s main growth achievements made below the management of President Xi.

South Korea and China get pleasure from a protracted historical past of pleasant exchanges, Yoon mentioned, noting that over the 30 years because the institution of bilateral diplomatic ties, the 2 international locations have made nice achievements in bilateral cooperation in numerous fields, bringing tangible advantages to folks of the 2 international locations.

Strengthening cooperation between the 2 international locations is conducive to the belief of their respective growth, advantages their folks, and also will contribute to regional peace and stability within the Northeast Asia, he continued.

South Korea is able to preserve shut high-level exchanges with China to boost mutual belief, promote people-to-people friendship and push bilateral relations to a better stage, Yoon mentioned.