China’s Xi Jinping congratulates Putin on re-election as Russian president

Addis Ababa, March 18, 2024 (FBC) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has been re-elected as the country’s president with almost 88% of the votes, Russia’s Central Election Commission announced. Among the leaders of countries friendly to Russia, who congratulated Putin, are leaders of Iran, Belarus, the DPRK, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia, and others, local media reported.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended congratulations to incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin on his reelection as head of state, the state-run China Central Television (CCTV) broadcaster reported on Monday.

In his congratulatory message, Xi said that Putin’s reelection fully reflects the support of the country’s people and expressed confidence that Russia will achieve even greater success in development under Putin’s leadership.

China attaches great importance to the development of relations with Russia and is ready to maintain close cooperation with the country to promote sustainable development of the strategic partnership, the president added.

The Russian leader, in turn, after the conclusion of the presidential elections underlined his country’s intention to strengthen relations with Beijing in the coming years, as the common interests of Russia and China are a factor of stability on the world stage.