The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, sent “warm congratulations” to Xi Jinping on his election as President of the sister People’s Republic of Cuba China ».
The President assured that this result “is an expression of the people’s confidence in their valuable contributions to the cause of socialism. We are honored to have his close friendship and that of the Chinese people, the Party and the government.”
The almost 3,000 members of the Chinese parliament unanimously re-elected Xi Jinping, also president of the Central Military Commission, at the session of the XIV National People’s Congress.
Head of state since 2013, Xi will become China’s longest-serving president since he was established in 1945.