(Translation)   

H. E. Mr. Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna

Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India

New Delhi

    On the occasion of Your Excellency taking office as the Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India, I wish to extend to Your Excellency warm congratulations and best wishes.

    China and India are important neighbours to each other. The Chinese side attaches great significance to the friendly relations of cooperation with India. I am ready to work closely with Your Excellency to implement the important consensus reached by leaders of both countries and push forward the continuous, stable and sound development of bilateral relations.

Yang Jiechi                            

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China

Beijing, May 24, 2009