China is willing to work with Georgia to strengthen bilateral relations, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian at a press briefing in Beijing on Tuesday.
Georgia on Saturday held its parliamentary elections under a fully proportional system for the first time. Almost 90 percent of voters cast their ballots via electronic devices installed at the polling station.
The ruling Georgian Dream party has won the parliamentary elections, the Central Election Commission said late Saturday.
While, the opposition rejected the election results, claiming that the parliamentary elections have been grossly rigged.
When asked to comment on Georgia's elections at a press conference held in Beijing, Lin said that China always respects the choice of the Georgian people.
"China has noted that Georgia's parliamentary elections were held smoothly. China always respects the choice of the Georgian people and sincerely hopes for stability and prosperity in Georgia. We are willing to work with Georgia to push forward bilateral relations," said Lin.
China ready to work with Georgia to strengthen bilateral ties: spokesman
President Xi Jinping's state visit to Brazil will further enhance the two countries' political mutual trust and improve bilateral ties, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Wednesday.
Xi arrived in Brasilia on Tuesday for a state visit to Brazil after attending the 19th G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
China and Brazil are the biggest developing country respectively in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, and the two countries are both important emerging markets and comprehensive strategic partners, said Lin in response to a media query on the visit.
"This year marks the 50th anniversary of China-Brazil diplomatic relations. Over the past half century, amid the changing international landscape, the two countries have maintained sound and steady development of bilateral ties, achieved fruitful outcomes in practical cooperation in various areas, and set an example of developing countries pursuing common development in solidarity and cooperation. The overall, strategic and global significance of the bilateral relations has continued to improve," said Lin.
In April last year, President Lula paid a successful state visit to China, and the two presidents reached a number of important common understandings on guiding and opening up new prospects of China-Brazil relations in the new era, said Lin, noting that this is President Xi's second visit to Brazil in five years.
"We believe President Xi Jinping's visit will further consolidate political mutual trust, improve the strategic significance, innovative nature and leading role of the bilateral relations, enhance synergy between the two countries' development strategies, deepen strategic communication and coordination on global hotspot issues, and jointly open up the next golden 50 years of China-Brazil relations," said Lin.
Xi's visit to Brazil to elevate bilateral ties: spokesman
