It is noted that the parties “exchanged views on the current state of Russian-Chinese relations, which continue to develop steadily in difficult economic and sanitary-epidemiological conditions, praised the interaction of the two countries on the world stage, and paid special attention to the schedule of upcoming contacts at the highest and high levels. ".

“During the conversation, a number of topical issues on the bilateral agenda in the context of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on Good Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation between our countries, celebrated this year, will be touched upon.

It was agreed to jointly counter the challenges and threats common to the two states, as well as build up foreign policy coordination and expand interaction in various multilateral formats, ”the message says.

Earlier it became known that Russian leader Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Yang Jiechi.