Xi Jinping Meets with Chairman of the Russian Federation Council Matviyenko Xi Jinping
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 10. President Xi Jinping met with Chairman Matviyenko of the Russian Federation Council in the Great Hall of the People on the afternoon of July 10.
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In March of this year, I conducted a state visit to Russia and reached new important consensus with President Putin on deepening comprehensive strategic cooperation and practical cooperation in various fields between the two countries. Developing China Russia relations is a strategic choice made by both countries based on the fundamental interests of their respective countries and peoples. China is willing to continue to work with Russia to develop a comprehensive strategic partnership of mutual assistance, deep integration, innovation, and mutual benefit in the new era, to assist the development and revitalization of both countries, and to promote the construction of a prosperous, stable, fair and just world.
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We hope that both sides can work together to implement the important consensus reached between us and President Putin, promote and ensure the sustained and healthy development of cooperation in various fields from the legislative level, strengthen the exchange of legislative and governance experience, and promote the cooperation between the legislative bodies of the two countries to a new level. Both sides also need to strengthen communication and cooperation within multilateral mechanisms such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the BRICS countries, lead the correct direction of global governance reform, and safeguard the common interests of emerging market countries and developing countries.
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Matvyenko stated that the comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation between Russia and China is in line with the interests of both countries and the will of their peoples, has reached the highest level in history and continues to develop steadily.The Russian parliament widely supports deepening cooperation between Russia and China, and is willing to further strengthen exchanges and dialogue with the National People's Congress of China, providing legal guarantees for the implementation of the consensus between the two heads of state.
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Wang Yi and Wang Dongming attended the meeting.