President Samia Suluhu Hassan has joined other heads of state to congratulate President Xi Jinping who has been re-elected as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.
A day after being endorsed by the members of party, President Samia tweeted:
“Heartfelt congratulations to His Excellency President Xi Jinping on being re-elected General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.”
Another African leader who has sent his congratulatory message to President Xi is the South Africa President.
According to Ramaphosa, the CPC’s move has charted the direction forward for the new journey of the Party and the nation.
China Daily reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to Xi on Sunday, saying that the results of the 20th CPC National Congress “fully confirmed your high political authority and the unity of the party you head”.
“I am certain that the resolutions of the congress will help successfully implement the grand social and economic tasks facing China, and will assist in strengthening the country’s position on the international arena,” Putin was quoted by China Daily.
“It would be a pleasure for me to carry on our constructive dialogue and close joint work to develop the relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic alliance between our two states,” he added.