United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and a dozen of heads
of state, government and political parties in the world on
Wednesday congratulated China on the successful Shenzhou
VI?space mission, hailing the remarkable achievements that
China has made in manned space mission, announced the Chinese
Foreign Ministry.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat
Aziz, Secretary-general of the Vietnamese Communist Party Nong Duc
Manh, Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong and Prime Minister Phan
Van Khai, Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Thai Prime
Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Camerounian President Paul Biya and
Zambian Vice-President Joackim Mwape sent their message of
congratulation.
They said that China's success in manned space mission
represented the development of her comprehensive power and a
landmark step in the peaceful exploration of the space by
mankind.
Brazil, Nepal, Greece, Comoros and Angola also expressed their
congratulation through messages, according to the Chinese Foreign
Ministry.
China sent its second manned spacecraft, Shenzhou VI, carrying
two taikonauts into space last Wednesday morning. The re-entry
capsule landed safely on Earth on Monday.
(Xinhua News Agency October 20, 2005)