Medvedev wishes success to China in building of socialism with Chinese characteristics

BEIJING, October 31. /TASS/. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has wished Chinese President Xi Jinping success in development of socialism with Chinese characteristics. "It is obvious that the new challenges offered by the congress (the 19th congress of the Communist Party of China - TASS) will take much time to be implemented. I mean here, among other things, a shift towards construction of a new stage of the society, that is the modern socialism with Chinese characteristics," the Russian leader said at an online conference with Chinese internet users. "We realize the importance of such statements and such goals and expect that all that was planned at the congress will be fulfilled. We wish our Chinese friends, the leaders of the Communist Party of China and President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping utmost success in implementation of all decisions made by the congress." Russia favors better relations with China, Medvedev said. "It is clear that we would like to continue the course of the recent years for development of a comprehensive equal dialogue between our countries and development of strategic partnership," Medvedev said. He noted that, in this regard, the decisions made by the Communist Party of China congress demonstrated adherence to the earlier set goals, as well as new goals. "We regard the congress’ decisions as developing Russian-Chinese relations, among other things. We think that everything is fine in this area and the prospects set by the congress inspire us," Medvedev said. Read more