China congratulates Ibrahim Solih on election as President of Maldives

BEIJING, Sep 25 (APP):China on Tuesday congratulated the Maldives on the smooth holding of the general election and Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on his election as the President.
“The Chinese side congratulates the Maldives on the smooth holding of the general election and Mr.Solih on his election as the President,” Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson Geng Shuang said during his regular briefing held here.
He said the Chinese side respected the choice made by the people in the Maldives and hoped that the Maldives can maintain stability and development.
The spokesperson said that China and the Maldives enjoyed traditional friendship, adding, “In recent years, our bilateral relations have maintained a sound momentum of growth.”
Geng Shuang said, ”Our two sides have conducted mutually beneficial cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, which has yielded fruitful outcomes.”
He said the Chinese was willing to work with the Maldives to continue to cement traditional friendship and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation so as to deliver benefits to our two countries and two peoples.