On July 15, 2021 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Tashkent.
Wang Yi said that not long ago, President Xi Jinping and President Putin held an important video meeting and formally decided to extend the "Sino-Russian Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation" and issued a joint statement on this.
We must follow the spirit of the "Treaty" and the joint statement as our guide, unswervingly deepen the comprehensive strategic cooperation between the two countries, and work hard to promote practical cooperation to further enhance the level of bilateral relations.
Wang Yi said that at present, the new crown epidemic is still spreading globally, and international anti-epidemic cooperation has a long way to go.
The two sides should work together with the international community to resolutely fight against the two viruses: one is to deepen cooperation in vaccines to fight against the new coronavirus.
The second is to strengthen solidarity and cooperation to fight off the political virus.
We must continue to work together to resist stigmatization and politicization by using the epidemic and virus traceability, and jointly defend the authority of science.
Wang Yi said that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. China is willing to work with Russia to carry forward the "Shanghai Spirit" and promote the SCO to achieve higher-quality development in the next 20 years, so as to maintain regional stability and promote common development. Great contribution.
Wang Yi pointed out that China and Russia have made major sacrifices in the world anti-fascist war and made important contributions to the establishment of the United Nations.
As permanent members of the UN Security Council, both parties should proceed from being responsible to history, firmly uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and firmly uphold the core role of the UN in international affairs.
The two sides should jointly expose all kinds of "pseudo multilateralism", prevent undermining the international order in the name of rules, and firmly maintain true multilateralism.
The two sides should maintain coordination and cooperation, clearly oppose external forces' interference in internal affairs, and jointly oppose group confrontation and historical reversing behavior, so as to maintain international peace and stability.
The two sides should deepen cooperation in regional affairs, jointly promote Afghanistan's return to the track of peace, jointly resist the "Indo-Pacific strategy" full of Cold War mentality, and jointly promote the peaceful development of the Asia-Pacific region.
Lavrov said that Russia-China relations are at the best period in history. As pointed out in the joint statement issued by the two sides last month, the Russian-Chinese relationship is not similar to a military and political alliance during the Cold War, but a new type of state-to-state relationship that transcends this model of state-to-state relations. Some countries are keen to engage in coterie diplomacy and only want to listen to what they like and try to rebuild the unipolar world. Russia and China should jointly resist. Russia supports China in hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics, and is willing to deepen cooperation with China within the multilateral frameworks of the BRICS, the SCO, and the United Nations. It will also hold the five permanent summits of the Security Council, prevent an arms race in outer space, maintain international biosecurity, and information. Security and other close coordination. Russia also hopes to strengthen communication and coordination with China on affairs in Central Asia and the Asia-Pacific region, guard against the so-called "Indo-Pacific strategy" damage to regional peace, and jointly maintain regional and world stability and prosperity.