Premier Li Keqiang on Nov 14 extended his congratulations to Bahrain’s new Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.

Premier Li said in his congratulatory message that China-Bahrain relations have seen sustainable and healthy development and that collaboration in various fields is making steady progress.

Noting that China attaches great importance to developing relations with Bahrain, Premier Li said that China is willing to join hands with Bahrain to consolidate the traditional China-Bahrain friendship, deepen mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation in various fields, and promote continuous development of China-Bahrain relations to better benefit the two countries and peoples.