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SAN JOSE, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis congratulated China's official Xinhua News Agency on its 85th anniversary.
"I would like to send, from Costa Rica, my warmest and most fraternal congratulations to China's Xinhua News Agency on its 85th anniversary," said Solis in a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua.
"I hope that for many more years to come, you can continue to inform the world of China's grand vision, and to unite the countries on earth (with your reports) in the pursuit of peace and hope for all," Solis said.
Solis said the momentum of bilateral ties is "very positive," and China has given Costa Rica a lot of help in economic development and cultural exchanges since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 2007.
The president vowed to contribute to improving ties between China and Latin America as a whole.
The Xinhua News Agency was born on Nov. 7, 1931 as the Red China News Agency in Ruijin in southeast China. It changed to its current name in January 1937 in Yan'an in northwest China.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Xinhua became the state news agency.
With 85 years of development, Xinhua now operates more than 30 domestic bureaus and 180 overseas bureaus and branches worldwide.
