“We see that thanks to the leaders, Russian-Chinese relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction have reached an unprecedented level, without any exaggeration,” TASS quotes Lavrov.

At the same time, the minister emphasized that with the re-election of Vladimir Putin to the post of Russian President, the continuity of the line to strengthen them received additional guarantees. 

Earlier, Lavrov thanked China for sending observers to the Russian presidential elections.

Wang Yi also noted that the PRC will support the stable development of Russia after Putin’s re-election.