BEIJING — Premier Li Keqiang and his Estonian counterpart Taavi Roivas on Sept 11 exchanged congratulatory messages on the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between their two countries.

In his message to Roivas, Premier Li noted that China-Estonia friendship is traditional and profound, and that great progress has been made in the development of bilateral ties.

China would like to make the moment a new starting point for the expansion of bilateral cooperation and exchanges in every field, pushing forward the development of relations between China and Estonia, as well as the cooperation between China and Central and East European countries, Premier Li said.

In his congratulatory message to Premier Li, Roivas said that Estonia-China practical cooperation has kept achieving positive results, and that there are broad prospects for cooperation between the two sides in all fields.

The relations of bilateral friendly cooperation will definitely further develop in an in-depth way, which will bring greater interests to both peoples, Roivas said.