BEIJING, May 23 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday sent a congratulatory message to Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on his second term in office.

Li said China and Singapore are friendly neighbors and important cooperation partners, enjoying a sound development of relations and fruitful results in cooperation in various fields, which have greatly advanced their respective modernization.

The two sides have maintained coordination and collaboration in international and regional affairs, and made positive contributions to regional peace, stability, prosperity and development, Li noted.

The Chinese premier said he is ready to work with Wong to take the 35th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties as an opportunity to further deepen mutual political trust, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, intensify cultural and people-to-people exchanges, jointly uphold multilateralism and free trade systems, push for more achievements in the all-round high-quality future-oriented partnership between the two countries, and boost regional prosperity and stability.