President Serdar Berdimuhamedov sent his sincere congratulations to President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping on the occasion of his 70th birthday being celebrated today.

“Under your wise leadership, the People's Republic of China has achieved tremendous success in socio-economic development and is now confidently moving forward along the path of building a modernized socialist state”, - Serdar Berdimuhamedov said in his message.

Emphasizing that Turkmenistan highly appreciates the personal contribution of the Chairman of the People's Republic of China to strengthening the traditionally friendly Turkmen-Chinese relations, which today have the character of a comprehensive strategic partnership, the head of state expressed confidence that the implementation of the main areas of further cooperation, in which an agreement was reached this year in Beijing and Xi'an will make it possible to fill bilateral interaction with new content for the benefit of both peoples.

Taking this pleasant opportunity, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov wished the President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping good health, happiness and new successes in the implementation of grandiose plans and initiatives, and peace, well-being and prosperity to the friendly Chinese people, reports “Neutral Turkmenistan” newspaper today.

Xi Jinping was born on June 15, 1953 in Beijing, and has been the head of China since 2013.