President Hu Jintao Thursday sent a message to Pervez Musharraf,
congratulating him on his re-election as Pakistan's president.
In the message, Hu said that China and Pakistan have always
respected, understood, trusted and supported each other on the
basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence since the two
countries established diplomatic ties more than five decades
ago.
He said that Pakistan is China's good friend, neighbor, partner
and brother all in one, noting that the two countries have forged
all-weather friendship and all-round cooperation.
Hu expressed China's willingness to join hands with Pakistan to
further promote the mutually beneficial cooperation in various
fields, elevate bilateral strategic partnership to a new high, and
contribute to building a harmonious world of lasting peace and
common prosperity.
Musharraf, who won the October elections, just took oath as
civilian president for a five-year term. He resigned as army chief
Wednesday and handed over the military command to succeeding army
chief General Ashafaq Parvez Kayani.
(Xinhua News Agency November 30, 2007)
