The Chinese president made the assertion at a gathering with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in keeping with Moscow
Chinese President Xi Jinping has reaffirmed plans to additional strengthen strategic ties with Russia throughout a gathering with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow has stated.
The talks came about forward of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Foreign Ministers’ Council session in Tianjin.
Xi praised the state of Russian-Chinese relations, confirming his dedication to increasing the international locations’ complete partnership and strategic cooperation. He additionally welcomed the upcoming go to of President Vladimir Putin, describing the connection along with his Russian counterpart as a “long-standing and good friendship.”
Xi and Lavrov mentioned a number of key worldwide and regional subjects, though the Russian Foreign Ministry didn’t present specifics. They additionally addressed bilateral political contacts, together with preparations for Putin’s go to to China. Putin is predicted to attend the SCO Heads of State Council assembly on September 1, the group’s prime decision-making physique, and be a part of occasions on September 3 marking the eightieth anniversary of the victory over Japan in World War II.
Earlier, Lavrov met along with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi. Both ministers expressed satisfaction with the state of complete partnership between Russia and China. Wang stated China-Russia relations have been “the most stable, mature and strategically valuable major-country relationship in the world,” in keeping with a Chinese Foreign Ministry press launch.
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Lavrov is predicted to participate within the SCO Foreign Ministers’ Council on Tuesday, which is able to focus on the group’s future course and key regional and international points, together with preparations for the leaders’ summit in September.
(RT.com)