Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang meets with Putin and calls for tightening the bond of interests between China and Russia

On the 20th local time, Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ding Xuexiang said that China is willing to continue to consolidate political mutual trust with Russia, tighten the bond of interests, continue to expand economic and trade investment, deepen practical cooperation in the energy field, promote the construction of relevant projects, and support the development and revitalization of the two countries.

Ding Xuexiang visited Russia from the 19th to the 21st to attend the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. According to reports from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Russian media, the two met after the forum.

According to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ding Xuexiang mentioned that not long ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Russia and had in-depth strategic communication with Putin to make a new top-level design for the development of China-Russia relations in the next stage.

Ding Xuexiang said that Xi Jinping and Putin’s directional steering is the greatest guarantee for China and Russia to deepen cooperation and continue generations of friendship, and it is also the greatest certainty for the two countries to jointly deal with various uncertainties on the road ahead. China is willing to continue to consolidate political mutual trust with Russia, tighten the bond of interests, continue to expand economic and trade investment, deepen practical cooperation in the energy field, promote the construction of relevant projects, and support the development and revitalization of the two countries.

Ding Xuexiang said that the current international situation has undergone profound changes. China and Russia should, with firm comprehensive strategic cooperation, defend international morality, support the multilateral trading system with the WTO at its core, work together to maintain the stability of the supply chain, deepen multilateral cooperation such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS countries, and make new and greater contributions to promoting an equal and orderly world multipolarization and inclusive economic globalization.

According to the Chinese announcement, Putin said that in the face of external difficulties and challenges, Russia-China relations have developed comprehensively and reached an unprecedented level. Russia is willing to further strengthen pragmatic cooperation with China and jointly create a better future for the two countries and the world. Putin also said that he looks forward to attending the “Shanghai Cooperation Organization Tianjin Summit” and the “80th Anniversary Commemoration of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War”.

Earlier, Russian presidential assistant Ushakov said earlier that Putin planned to visit China from August 31 to September 3, during which he would hold comprehensive bilateral talks with Xi Jinping.

In fact, in the face of the tense situation between Israel and Iran, Xi Jinping just spoke with Putin on the afternoon of the 19th. Xi Jinping stressed that “if the Middle East is unstable, the world will be in turmoil” and put forward four suggestions, saying that China is willing to continue to strengthen communication and coordination with all parties, pool efforts, uphold justice, and play a constructive role in restoring peace in the Middle East.