Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent congratulations to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modion the victory of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the general elections. 

In a congratulatory message, Xi pointed out that as important neighbors to each other, China and India are the two largest developing countries and emerging economies in the world.

Xi also attached great importance to the development of China-India relations, and said he will continue to work with Modi to guide the development directions of the bilateral relations, enhance mutual political trust, expand pragmatic cooperation and promote the closer developmental partnership between the two countries to a new height.