Reply on the Occasion of Accepting the Letters of Credence from Mr. Dimov, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria to the People’s Republic of China (September 2, 1954)

Comrade Ambassador:  It gives me great pleasure to accept the letters of credence you have presented, on behalf of the Presidium of the National Assembly of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria, and I sincerely thank you for your congratulations. The fraternal friendship between the People’s Republic of China and the People’s Republic of Bulgaria, together with their close cooperation in political, economic, and cultural fields, has achieved tremendous development. This has not only promoted the prosperity and happiness of the peoples of both countries, but has also strengthened the world forces of peace and democracy led by the great Soviet Union.

During the ten years since its liberation, under the leadership of the Bulgarian Communist Party, the Bulgarian people have attained brilliant successes in the cause of socialist construction, thereby inspiring the Chinese people, who are engaged in socialist construction and socialist transformation, to greater enthusiasm in their work.

Comrade Ambassador, it is my fervent wish to welcome you to your post as the Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary Ambassador of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria to the People’s Republic of China. In your efforts to consolidate and strengthen the friendly cooperation between China and Bulgaria, you may rest assured of my full support and that of the Government of the People’s Republic of China.

I cordially wish you every success in your mission.  Printed in the People’s Daily, September 3, 1954.