Comrade Ambassador:
I am very happy to receive the letter of credence presented by you from the
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
and am sincerely grateful for your congratulations.
Through their close mutual assistance and cooperation, the people of China and the great people of the Soviet Union have established an unbreakable
friendship. All the successes attained by New China in the areas of economy
and culture and the implementation of its large-scale national construction
plan, which is beginning just now, are inseparable from the sincere and fraternal assistance of the people and government of the Soviet Union.
I deeply believe that with the concerted efforts of the peoples of the two
countries, the great friendship and unity between the Chinese and Soviet
peoples is bound to continue to develop and be consolidated ceaselessly. The
boundless strength generated by our friendship will definitely play an incomparably great role in the cause of peace and security throughout the Far East
and in the whole world.
Comrade Ambassador, I warmly welcome you as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to the
People’s Republic of China. In your work of consolidating the friendship and
cooperation between China and the Soviet Union, you will receive my complete support and that of the government of the People’s Republic of China.
I sincerely wish you total success in your work.