On the morning of Thursday, May 16, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
During the meeting, Xi Jinping welcomed President Putin on a state visit to China. Xi warmly congratulated Putin and the Russian people for starting his fifth term as the new president of Russia recently. He said that under the leadership of President Putin, Russia’s national development and construction will surely achieve new great success.
He said that the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia is the main issue in the development of relations between the two countries this year.
Sino-Russian relations have gone through ups and downs for three-quarters of a century and have grown stronger over time. China-Russia relations have set an example for major countries and neighboring countries to achieve mutual respect, mutual sincerity, harmonious coexistence and mutually beneficial cooperation and win-win.
He also said that he and President Putin have met more than 40 times in recent years, maintaining close contacts and providing strategic guidance to ensure the healthy, stable and smooth development of China-Russia relations. Today’s China-Russia relationship was not easy to achieve and deserves to be nurtured and cared for by both sides. The stable development of China-Russia relations not only protects the fundamental interests of the two countries and peoples, but also contributes to regional and global peace, stability and prosperity. In the new journey, China is always willing to be Russia’s good neighbor, good friend and good partner, and is willing to consolidate lasting people-to-people friendship with Russia, jointly achieve mutual development and revitalization, and work together to safeguard world fairness and justice.
Source: Swarna, China Media Group.