BEIJING — Premier Li Keqiang and his Croatian counterpart Andrej Plenkovic on May 13 exchanged congratulations on the 25th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties.

In his message, Premier Li said China-Croatia relations have greatly improved over the last 25 years, evidenced by frequent high-level exchanges and deepened political mutual trust.

The two countries continue to achieve plenty in their practical cooperation, he added.

China is willing to work with Croatia to give full play to their respective advantages and bring about more results in their comprehensive cooperative partnership.

Plenkovic said in his message that Croatia and China have witnessed a sound development of bilateral ties over the past quarter century.

The Croatian government will continue to stick to the one-China policy and be committed to promoting friendship and cooperation between Croatia so as to cement its ties with China in an all-round way, said Plenkovic.