Ilham Aliyev congratulates Xi Jinping on 70th anniversary of founding of PRC

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev congratulated China's President Xi Jinping and its people on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

"Over the past years, the People's Republic of China, having gone through a major stage of development, has achieved incredible success in all spheres of life. Thanks to drastic economic reforms, it has become one of the leading states in the world with modern infrastructure," the Azerbaijani leader noted,

The "One Belt, One Road" Initiative, as a large-scale transnational international cooperation project of which you are the author, has opened up ample opportunities for the prosperity of countries and the Eurasian region as a whole, he said.

According to Ilham Aliyev, Baku attaches great importance to its cooperation with Beijing, so Azerbaijani-Chinese relations, which have an ancient history and good traditions, are currently undergoing a period of dynamic and comprehensive development.

"The high level of our interstate relations has created good grounds for joint fruitful work in the political, economic and humanitarian spheres. I am confident that the steps we are taking to further deepen our cooperation bilaterally and multilaterally, based on mutual trust and support, will continue to serve the interests of our peoples," the Azerbaijani President stressed.

He wished Xi Jinping good health and success in his activities, and the friendly people of China - permanent peace and prosperity.