Foreign political leaders, parties congratulate China on CPC congress

BEIJING, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Foreign political leaders and parties continued to send congratulatory messages to China on the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which opened here Thursday.

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, also leader of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization-Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity (VMRO-DPMNE), said in his message that while leading the Chinese people to build a prosperous, rich and strong country, the CPC is also making continuous progress in lifting the country's global status.

He said he is satisfied with the current relations between the two nations and is ready to further conduct mutually beneficial cooperation with China in all areas.

Roosevelt Skerrit, prime minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica and leader of the Dominica Labor Party, lauded the closer ties between the two countries as well as the increasingly frequent contacts between their political parties and governments.

"We believe that China's relationship with the Caribbean was considerably enhanced and there is a better understanding of your people and their culture as a result of many exchanges we have had at party and governmental levels," he said in the message.

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