China News Service, Beijing, January 19 (Huang Yuqin) In response to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s recent high evaluation of Russia-China relations, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said at a regular press conference on the 19th that China highly appreciates Foreign Minister Lavrov. With regard to the positive statements made on Sino-Russian relations, there is no end to Sino-Russian strategic cooperation and there is no forbidden zone.

　　A reporter asked questions. On January 18, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov talked about Russia-China relations at the annual press conference. He spoke highly of the high-level exchanges, technological innovation, economic and trade cooperation, fighting the epidemic, and multilateral cooperation between the two sides. It means that Russia-China cooperation will never end.

What's China's response to Foreign Minister Lavrov's statement?

　　Hua Chunying said that China highly appreciates Foreign Minister Lavrov's positive statement on Sino-Russian relations.

Indeed, China and Russia are united like a mountain, and their friendship is unbreakable.

In the past year, Sino-Russian relations have withstood the baptism of the epidemic in the century and the test of a century of changes, and achieved new and significant results.

President Xi Jinping had 5 phone calls with President Putin and exchanged letters and telegrams many times, leading the continuous improvement of the comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation between China and Russia in the new era.

The two sides have watched and helped each other to fight the epidemic together and promote pragmatic cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, and technological innovation to go against the trend.

The two sides jointly resist the "political virus", safeguard the victory of World War II and international fairness and justice, firmly support each other on issues involving each other’s core interests, and support each other on the road to opposing power politics. China-Russia strategic cooperation has become an important stabilizing force in a turbulent world. , The global significance of China-Russia relations has become more prominent.

　　Hua Chunying pointed out that China-Russia strategic cooperation is endless and there is no restricted zone.

2021 is of special significance to Sino-Russian relations, and the two sides will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Sino-Russian Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation.

China and Russia agreed to take this as an opportunity to fully implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, to review the original intention of the agreement of generations of friendship, cooperation and win-win cooperation, to promote bilateral cooperation from a higher starting point, a larger scope and a deeper level, and continue Inject China and Russia into the recovery of the world economy, build a Sino-Russian pillar for global strategic stability, and build a solid barrier to safeguard international fairness and justice.

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