Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message to Hungarian President Janos Ader on March 20 to congratulate him on his reelection as the head of state.

Hungary is one of the first nations to recognize the People's Republic of China and establish diplomatic relations with the country shortly after its founding in 1949, and that the two peoples have enjoyed a longstanding friendship, Xi said in the message.

In recent years, China-Hungary relations have undergone healthy and steady development, with bilateral pragmatic cooperation in various fields keeping deepening, he said.

Xi reiterated that he highly values the development of China-Hungary relations, and is willing to work with Ader to promote bilateral ties to a higher level in greater interests of the two countries and the two peoples.

Hungary's parliament re-elected Janos Ader as the country's president for a new five-year term on March 13. This will be Ader's second term as president. He took office in May 2012 following the resignation of his predecessor, Pal Schmitt, who became involved in a plagiarism scandal.

 
source: Xinhua