BEIJING: Beijing and Moscow pledged on Thursday to intensify their comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for the new era as President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a joint statement in Beijing highlighting the countries’ commitment to enhancing bilateral ties.
The two countries also agreed that a political settlement of the Ukraine crisis is the right way out of the conflict.
Putin arrived in Beijing on Thursday for a two-day state visit to China, his first foreign trip since being sworn in for a fifth term as Russian president on May 7. Xi held a grand welcoming ceremony for Putin before they held official talks at the Great Hall of the People.
During their talks, Xi said the steady development of China-Russia relations is not only in the fundamental interests of the two countries and two peoples, but is also conducive to regional and global peace, stability and prosperity.
On the new journey, China is ready to work with Russia to stay each other’s good neighbor, good friend and good partner, each trusting the other, and continue to consolidate the lasting friendship between the two peoples, jointly pursue their respective national development and revitalization, and uphold fairness and justice in the world, he said.
Noting that China and Russia are permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and major emerging markets, Xi said that it is the shared strategic choice of both countries to deepen strategic coordination, expand mutually beneficial cooperation and follow the general historical trend of multipolarity in the world and economic globalization.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and Russia. Xi called on the two countries to take the anniversary as a new starting point, further synergize their development strategies, and continue to enrich bilateral cooperation to bring greater benefits to the two countries and their peoples. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
