BEIJING - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday sent a congratulatory message to Borjana Kristo on her assuming office as chair of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).

In his message, Li said China and BiH enjoy a profound traditional friendship and bilateral relations have developed smoothly in recent years, with continuous progress in practical cooperation in energy, transport infrastructure and other fields.

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China attaches great importance to strengthening the relations and is ready to work with the BiH to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and push for new progress in bilateral relations, so as to benefit people of the two countries, Li added.