The leaders of Ukraine and Serbia and Montenegro have sent messages of sympathy to Chinese President Hu Jintao over SARS, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
In a letter to Hu, Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma expressed sympathy and offered support for China's fight against SARS.
Kuchma said the great efforts made by the Chinese people in their fight against SARS have impressed the whole world. He expressed the hope that China will win the battle as soon as possible, and believed that nothing could affect the rapid development of China.
Serbia and Montenegro's President Svetozar Marovic, in a message to Hu, promised that his country is willing to do all it can to help Chinese people fight SARS.
(Xinhua News Agency May 27, 2003)
