Lavrov: Russia considers the most important task to be the development of relations with China. This year, my Chinese friends and I will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, he said.
Earlier it became known that Putin and Xi Jinping discussed the record growth of Russian-Chinese trade. The basis of this partnership is a confidential dialogue between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, Lavrov said. He added that Russia's partnership with China plays a stabilizing role in world affairs.