On April 18, 2022, Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng met with Russian Ambassador to China Denisov to exchange views on China-Russia relations and international and regional situations.
Le Yucheng said that under the leadership of President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin, the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination in the new era has continued to develop at a high level, and cooperation in various fields has continued to deepen.
In the first quarter of this year, the bilateral trade volume between China and Russia reached 38.2 billion US dollars, an increase of nearly 30%, which fully demonstrates the great resilience and endogenous power of cooperation between the two countries.
No matter how the international situation changes, China will, as always, strengthen strategic coordination with Russia to achieve win-win cooperation, jointly safeguard the common interests of both sides, and promote the building of a new type of international relations and a community with a shared future for mankind.
Denisov said that the Russian side always regards developing relations with China as the priority of its diplomacy, and is willing to follow the direction indicated by the two heads of state to further deepen the comprehensive strategic coordination and all-round practical cooperation between the two countries, so as to continuously benefit the two peoples and maintain international fairness. justice.
The two sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues of common concern such as deepening Sino-Russian cooperation within the framework of the BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the situation in Ukraine.