Xi, Indonesian president exchange congratulations over 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday exchanged congratulations with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto over the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

In a congratulatory message, Xi said that as close neighbors across the sea and good partners sharing a common future, China and Indonesia have stood together through thick and thin and engaged in sincere cooperation over the past 75 years, achieving remarkable progress in bilateral relations and fostering deep-rooted friendship between the two peoples.

The Chinese president recalled his two meetings with Prabowo last year, during which the two sides agreed to firmly support each other's development visions, jointly advance their respective paths to modernization and build a China-Indonesia community with a shared future with regional and global influence so as to elevate bilateral relations to new heights.

Both as major developing countries and important members of the Global South, the cooperation between China and Indonesia carries strategic significance and global influence, he said.

Xi said he attaches great importance to the development of China-Indonesia relations, voicing readiness to take the 75th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties as an opportunity to work together with President Prabowo to further deepen bilateral comprehensive strategic cooperation, strengthen multilateral strategic coordination, keep enriching the dimensions of the China-Indonesia community with a shared future with the features of the new era, and set an example of solidarity and mutual trust between major developing countries, a model of common development and a vanguard of South-South cooperation, so as to make joint contributions to the cause of human progress.

For his part, Prabowo, on behalf of the Indonesian government and people, extended sincere congratulations to Xi and the Chinese people on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of China-Indonesia diplomatic ties.

Indonesia and China enjoy a time-honored friendship and a strong and dynamic partnership, and have made rapid progress in bilateral cooperation in the "five pillars" of politics, economy, people-to-people and cultural exchange, maritime affairs and security, he said.

Prabowo expressed the hope that both sides will continue to deepen cooperation and cement the friendship between the two peoples so as to make positive contributions to world peace and stability.