Chinese President has congratulated Mikheil Kavelashvili on assuming the Georgian presidency following elections last month. Xi Jinping pointed out that the strategic partnership between China and Georgia was maintaining a "positive development momentum".

The Chinese leader stressed both countries were looking to "consolidate mutual political trust", "achieve fruitful results" in the Belt and Road cooperation, and have “fruitful international cooperation”.

"I attach great importance to the development of China-Georgia relations and am willing to work with the [Georgian] President to continue the traditional friendship between the two countries, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, promote greater development of China-Georgia relations, and better benefit the people of the two countries", - reads the congratulatory letter of Xi Jinping.