Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 12th: President Xi Jinping sent a condolences to Burundi's elected President Ndayishmiye on the tragic death of Burundi President Nkurunziza due to illness. Xi Jinping, on behalf of the Chinese government and the Chinese people and in his own name, expressed his deep condolences to the death of President Nkurunziza, and sincere condolences to the relatives of President Nkurunziza and the people of Burundi.
Xi Jinping emphasized that President Nkurunziza is an outstanding Burundian politician, leading the Burundian people to safeguard national sovereignty, oppose foreign interference, actively promote national peace, stability and development, and win the love of the Burundian people. During his lifetime, President Nkurunziza devoted himself to promoting traditional friendship and political mutual trust between China and Burundi, and made important contributions to the in-depth development of the "all-weather" partnership between China and Burundi. His death was not only a major loss for the Burundian people, but also a major loss for the cause of China-Burundi friendship. China cherishes the "all-weather" friendship between China and Burundi and is willing to continue to work together with Burundi to promote the in-depth development of friendly cooperative relations between the two countries and better benefit the two countries and the two peoples.