The chairman of the Jatiyo Party of Bangladesh - Hussain Muhammad Ershad - said that the CPC has written a new chapter building socialism with Chinese characteristics, turned China's economy to new heights and made great political, cultural, social and ecological achievements, strengthened the living conditions of the Chinese people and added a feather of higher prestige in the world.

Pierre Laurent, national secretary of the Communist Party of France, said the reform and opening-up policy implemented under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping had incorporated China into economic globalization.

The CPC has always carried out the policy in accordance with its national conditions and by its own way, he said, adding that the 12th five-year plan has further intensified this trend of development.

Over the past more than 60 years, the CPC has not been always smooth in its course of exploring new paths for development, Laurent said.

Sean Dorgan, general secretary of Fianna Fail, the Republican Party of Ireland, said the congress' agenda is "an ambitious and important one" that will be followed closely by the international community.

"We recognize the vital role which China plays in the international community and its enormous economic progress in recent decades," he said.

Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping's recent visit to Ireland showed that the two countries had shared close and valuable relations, Dorgan added, saying: "We have no doubt that this is a relationship which will continue to be built upon in the years ahead."

In a message, Juha Silila, chairman of the Centre Party of Finland, and Timo Laaninen, party secretary, said Finland was among the first countries to recognize the People's Republic of China.

"Bilateral relations between our two parties have also witnessed great improvements in recent years," the message said.

It added that further strengthening relations between the two parties is of great importance to the Centre Party of Finland.

"With the growing international role of China, close ties and opportunities for open and direct communication serve as the best way of ensuring effective cooperation also in the future."

The Centre Party of Finland hopes that the new Chinese leadership will continue to pursuit reforms and act as an active member of the international community, the message said. "We look forward to further building the friendship between our two nations," it said.

Sergei Stanishev, chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, said his party believes that the new CPC Central Committee will firmly implement the CPC's long-term development strategy and value systems, further boost China's social and economic development, and guide the country to achieve all-around progress and maintaining world peace.

The two parties and peoples will join hands in coping with common challenges and continue to develop vigorous, active and efficient exchanges and cooperation on the basis of friendly mutual support, he said.