BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao exchanged greetings with Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa and Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader respectively on the 15th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Sunday.

Wen and Jansa sent each other a congratulatory message Saturday to hail the development of ties since China and Slovenia forged diplomatic relations 15 years ago.

The Chinese premier and his Croatian counterpart exchanged the message Sunday to mark the anniversary.

The premiers spoke highly of the fruitful developments in relations between China and Slovenia and between China and Croatia, vowing to work together to further bilateral ties in the interests of their peoples.

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi also exchanged messages of congratulations with his Slovenian and Croatian counterparts Dimitrij Rupel and Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic on the development of ties.