Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin announced after their conversation via video link that the Sino-Russian agreement on good neighborliness and friendly cooperation will be expanded, the Chinese Media Group (CMG) reported today.
The extension of this agreement not only testifies to the strong vitality of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Russia in the new era, but also injects positive energy into the maintenance of world security and stability.
Facts have proven that Sino-Russian cooperation in the past 20 years has adhered to non-alignment, non-alignment and has not been directed towards third parties, always respecting each other's basic interests and taking into account reasonable concerns.
This not only effectively protected the common interests of the two countries, but also significantly contributed to the protection of world peace and security.
The expansion will lay a firmer foundation for the long-term development of relations between the two countries and friendship between the two peoples from generation to generation.
The meeting of the two leaders and the joint statement of the two sides clearly expressed their opposition to hegemony and unilateralism and expressed firm support for each other's core interests.
What China and Russia jointly defend is a just and rational international order and the common interests of most countries in the world, according to CMG.
In a joint statement signed on June 28, China and Russia agreed to carry out a number of cooperation tasks, including bilateral trade, energy, science and technology innovation.
This is not only in the interest of both parties, but is also conducive to global interconnection.
Practice has proven that Russia needs a prosperous and stable China, and China needs a strong and successful Russia.
The world needs the positive energy and stability of two major powers, China and Russia.
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