Xi, Portuguese president vow closer bilateral ties

President Xi Jinping and his Portuguese counterpart, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, vowed on Friday to make concerted efforts to advance bilateral ties to benefit the two countries and the two peoples.

The two presidents made the statement in exchanging congratulations on the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Portugal.

In his congratulatory message to Rebelo de Sousa, Xi said that over the past four decades, the two nations have been promoting sound development of bilateral ties in the spirit of mutual respect, treating each other as equals and benefiting from win-win cooperation.