Xi congratulates Stubb on election as Finnish president

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a message to Alexander Stubb to congratulate him on his election as Finnish president. In his message, Xi said that China and Finland have carried forward their traditional friendship, and made new progress in their relations in recent years with the joint efforts of both sides.
Xi also said he is ready to work with Stubb to continue nurturing the friendship of the two sides, deepen the China-Finland future-oriented new-type cooperative partnership through dialogue and cooperation, and jointly respond to global challenges to advance world peace and development.