The following are those sending congratulatory telegrams to Hu Jintao, who was elected as president of the People's Republic of China (PRC). 　　

　　--Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defense Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK);

　　--Norodom Sihanouk, king of the Kingdom of Cambodia;

　　--Johnannes Rau, president of the Federal Republic of Germany;

　　--Akihito, emperor of Japan;

　　--Gyanendra, king of the Kingdom of Nepal;

　　--Pervez Musharraf, president of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan;

　　--Yasser Arafat, president of the State of Palestine;

　　--Nathan, president of the Republic of Singapore;

　　--Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK;

　　--Crown Prince Frederik, acting head of state of the Kingdom of Denmark

　　--Gerhard Schroeder, chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany;

　　--Junichiro Koizumi, prime minister of Japan;

　　--Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, prime minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan;

　　--Goh Chok Tong, prime minister of the Republic of Singapore;

　　--Lee Kuan Yew, senior minister in prime minister's office of the Republic of Singapore; 　　

　　The following are those sending congratulatory telegrams to Jiang Zemin, who was re-elected as chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission. 　　

　　--Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defense Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK);

　　--Nathan, president of the Republic of Singapore;

　　--Junichiro Koizumi, prime minister of Japan;

　　--Goh Chok Tong, prime minister of the Republic of Singapore;

　　--Lee Kuan Yew, senior minister in prime minister's office of the Republic of Singapore; 　　

　　The following are those sending congratulatory telegrams to Wu Bangguo, who was elected as chairman of the 10th NPC Standing Committee, China's top legislature. 　　

　　--Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK;

　　--Junichiro Koizumi, prime minister of Japan;

　　--Chaudhry Amir Hussain, speaker of the National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan;

　　--Abdullah Tarmugl, speaker of the parliament of the Republic of Singapore; 　　

　　The following are those sending congratulatory telegrams to Jia Qinglin, who was elected as chairman of the 10th National Committee of the CPPCC.

　　--Sisavath Keobounphanh, chairman of the Lao Front for National Reconstruction;

　　--Kandy Nehova, chairman of the National Council of the Republic of Namibia;

　　--Janez Sushnik, chairman of the National Council of Slovenia. 　　

　　The following are those sending congratulatory telegrams to Zeng Qinghong, who was elected as vice-president of the PRC. 　　

　　--Pervez Musharraf, president of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan;

　　--Junichiro Koizumi, prime minister of Japan;

　　--Goh Chok Tong, prime minister of the Republic of Singapore;

　　--Yang Hyong Sop, vice president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK;

　　--Kim Yong Dae, vice president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK.

(Xinhua News Agency March 16, 2003)