His Excellency Mr. De Hoop Scheffer
Minister of Foreign Affairs of
The Kingdom of the Netherlands

The Hague

　　On the occasion of your re-assumption of the post of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, I would like to extend to you my warm congratulations and best wishes.

　　I’m very pleased to see that the cooperation between our two countries has been constantly developing in various fields. The Chinese side hopes and believes that the relations between our two countries will maintain sound and steady development on the basis of the principle of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit.


       　　　　                  　            LI Zhaoxing
              　　      　          Minister of Foreign Affairs of
                 　　            The People’s Republic of China
                           　　　        Beijing, 28 May 2003