BEIJING -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday congratulated his Russian counterpart, Mikhail Mishustin, on reassuming office as prime minister.

In his message, Li said that under the strategic guidance of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era has maintained healthy and stable development.

Political mutual trust between the two countries has continuously deepened, mutually beneficial cooperation has advanced in an orderly manner, and people-to-people exchanges have become increasingly frequent, which has brought tangible benefits to the two countries and their people, Li said.

Li said he is ready to continue to work with Prime Minister Mishustin to make new contributions to enriching the connotation of China-Russia relations and strengthening practical cooperation between the two countries.