View from China: Xi meets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

President Xi Jinping met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing
Photo: Xinhua

On the morning of April 15, President Xi Jinping met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Xinhua News Agency writes.

Xi asked Lavrov to convey his sincere greetings to President Putin. Xi pointed out that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Russia Strategic Partnership of Cooperation and the 25th anniversary of the signing of the China-Russia Treaty of Good Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation.

The two countries' comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation maintains a high level of development and has achieved fruitful results in cooperation in various fields. The stability and certainty of Sino-Russian relations are particularly valuable in the face of an international situation intertwined with events, and the strong vitality and demonstration significance of the Sino-Russian Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness, Friendship and Cooperation are even more prominent.

The two sides must make every effort to implement the important consensus reached between President Putin and I, strengthen strategic communication, close diplomatic coordination and promote a comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation between China and Russia that stands higher, goes more steadily and goes further.

Xi emphasized that in the face of major changes not seen in a century, China and Russia must use closer and stronger strategic cooperation to firmly defend the legitimate interests of the two countries, safeguard the unity of the global southern countries, and reflect the responsibilities of major powers and permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.

Both sides must maintain their strategic focus, trust each other, support each other, develop together, and do their own thing well. It is necessary to give full play to the advantages of proximity and complementarity, deepen all-round cooperation and enhance the resilience of their respective development. It is necessary to strengthen multilateral cooperation, firmly safeguard and practice multilateralism, work together to revitalize the authority and vitality of the United Nations, coordinate and cooperate closely within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the BRICS countries, and promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction.

Sergey Lavrov conveyed President Putin's sincere greetings and good wishes to President Xi Jinping, saying that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, Russia-China relations have shown a high degree of resilience in a complex external environment, trade and investment cooperation has gained momentum, and people-to-people and cultural exchanges have become increasingly close. It is closely coordinated on multilateral platforms such as the United Nations, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, BRICS countries, and APEC.

In the face of the severe and complex international situation, Russia is willing to work with China to effectively implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, maintain high-level exchanges, strengthen pragmatic cooperation, promote people-to-people and cultural exchanges, safeguard international fairness and justice, and promote greater development of Russia-China relations, and make greater contributions to world peace and stability.

Wang Yi attended the meeting.

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