Chinese premier congratulates Abela on reelection as Maltese PM

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday congratulated Robert Abela on his reelection as the Maltese prime minister.

In a congratulatory message, Li said that since the establishment of their diplomatic ties 50 years ago, China and Malta have always respected each other, treated each other as equals, and deepened their traditional friendship, which has become a model of mutual support and win-win cooperation between large and small countries.

Li said that he looks forward to working together with Prime Minister Abela to push for greater development of China-Malta relations.