BEIJING: Li Zhanshu, chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, put forward four suggestions aimed at boosting cooperation between the legislatures of China and Russia.
Li made the remarks in a speech at the opening ceremony of the sixth meeting of the China-Russia committee for parliamentary cooperation, which he attended via video link from Beijing.
He said that China-Russia strategic coordination had been tested by the COVID-19 pandemic, an event that was unprecedented in the past century, and that the friendship between the two peoples had been consolidated as a result.
The two countries helped each other and fought against the pandemic together, a fact that fully reflected the high quality and unique character of their ties, and made important contributions to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for humanity.
Li noted that the China-Russia committee for parliamentary cooperation is an important platform for implementing the consensus of the two heads of state, and has played an important role in optimizing the legal environment for bilateral cooperation and consolidating the public-opinion foundation of bilateral ties.
“The NPC is willing to work with the Russian Federal Council and the State Duma to push forward the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era, making due contributions in achieving the respective development and revitalization goals, dealing with risks and challenges together, jointly safeguarding world peace, and promoting the building of a community with a shared future for humanity,” Li said. On strengthening cooperation between the two legislative bodies, Li’s first suggestion was that, in their exchanges and cooperation, the two legislative bodies should give top priority to the implementation of consensus reached by the two heads of state.
– The Daily Mail-Global Times News exchange item
