Chinese president hails relations with Russia

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Chinese President Xi Jinping has called Chinese-Russian relations valuable heritage of the two states at a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the Chinese Foreign Ministry reported on Monday, TASS reports.

"Relations between the two countries are at a high level and are valuable heritage of the two countries. Chinese-Russian comprehensive strategic partnership is actively developing," the Chinese Foreign Ministry quoted the president as saying. "Our countries should continue to help high-level cooperation galvanize development of bilateral relations between China and Russia."

"I believe that thanks to our joint efforts relations between China and Russia will always have positive effects and will keep reaching new heights," the Chinese Foreign Ministry cited Xi Jinping.

The Chinese leader hopes that thus Beijing and Moscow will contribute to consolidation of humanity with common fate.

Xi Jinping has invited the Russian side to pool efforts to protect generally recognized principles of international law.

"We should pool efforts to protect generally recognized principles of international relations based on the norms of international law," Xi Jinping was quoted as saying at a meeting with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

For these ends, in his words, the two nations should expand cooperation within such formats as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), BRICS (an acronym standing for an association of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), and the Group of Twenty.

"We should consolidate efforts with all other countries to build international relations of a new type," Xi stressed.

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