Xi Jinping met with Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin – Rossiyskaya Gazeta

Xi Jinping said that China and Russia, as two most important neighbors and permanent members of the UN Security Council, have broad common interests. “This year, President Vladimir Putin and I have had two in-depth face-to-face exchanges of views and reached a large number of new agreements to deepen the comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation between China and Russia, as well as practical cooperation in various fields.” said the Chinese leader.

Recalling that next year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Xi Jinping noted that China is willing to work with Russia to deepen bilateral relations characterized by eternal good-neighborly friendship, comprehensive strategic interaction and mutually beneficial cooperation, so that to inject new impetus into the development of two countries and promote prosperity and stability around the world.

Xi Jinping stressed that strengthening cooperation between legislative bodies plays an important role in ensuring the long-term and sustainable development of China-Russia relations. He expressed hope that the State Duma of the Russian Federation and the National People’s Congress (NPC) will strengthen the exchange of experience in the field of law-making and fully use the role of special commissions and friendly groups of bodies legislative measures of both countries to achieve greater efficiency. He legal support for bilateral cooperation.

Xi also called on the legislatures of China and Russia to promote the alignment of the Belt and Road Initiative with the Eurasian Economic Union, as well as deepen communication and coordination within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the BRICS, the G20 and other multilateral platforms.

Viacheslav Volodin, for his part, stated that under the strategic leadership of President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin, Russian-Chinese relations have reached their highest level in history. He noted that there is a high degree of consensus among all parties in the State Duma of the Russian Federation on the issue of developing friendly relations with China.

According to the speaker, Russia firmly adheres to the one-China policy and resolutely supports the People’s Republic of China in protecting national sovereignty and territorial integrity. Russia is willing to strengthen exchanges and cooperation between legislative bodies and political parties of the two countries, actively implement the important consensus reached by the heads of the two states, and deepen friendship and mutual trust between the two peoples, he said. the President of the State. – added the Duma of the Russian Federation.

Wang Yi and Peng Qinghua were present at the meeting.