BEIJING: China stands ready to work with Russia to jointly implement the important consensuses reached by the two countries’ heads of state and promote bilateral practical cooperation within a larger scope, in wider areas and at deeper levels, Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng said.
Han, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks during a phone conversation with Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov.
Under the strategic guidance of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era has entered the best period in history, Han said.
Recently, the two heads of state jointly announced the extension of the China-Russia Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation, enriching the two countries’ relations and drawing a blueprint of bilateral cooperation in the new era, he noted.
Han called on the two countries to further deepen anti-pandemic and vaccine cooperation, and jointly handle the challenge brought by the pandemic.
–The Daily Mail-CGTN
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