Russia-China talks

The agenda included further strengthening and promoting the comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction between Russia and China, practical cooperation between the countries, and global and regional issues, as well as cooperation on multilateral platforms.

The Russian side was represented at the talks by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, First Deputy Prime Minister and Russian Co-Chair of the Russia-China Intergovernmental Commission on Investment Cooperation Denis Manturov, Deputy Prime Minister and Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental Russia-China Commission for Preparing Regular Meetings of the Heads of Government Dmitry Chernyshenko, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Maxim Oreshkin, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office - Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov, Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, the ministers of agriculture, culture, healthcare, transport, economic development, finance, energy, and the development of the Far East and the Arctic, the Central Bank Governor, the heads of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision, the Russian Association of Fertiliser Producers, Sberbank, VTB Bank, State Development Corporation VEB.RF, and state corporations Rosatom, Roscosmos and Rostec, as well as major business leaders.

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President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping (retranslated): My longtime friend, I am very glad to see you in Beijing again.

Just yesterday, we participated in the SCO summit in Tianjin. Tomorrow, you, Mr President, and I, as well as heads of state, representatives of international organisations and honoured guests from five continents, will be solemnly celebrating the 80^th anniversary of victory of the Chinese people in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and victory in the World Anti-Fascist War.

From May 9 to September 3, we are attending each other's celebrations of victory in the World Anti-Fascist War. This has become a good tradition in bilateral relations, and also convincingly demonstrates the great responsibility of China and Russia as the main victorious countries in World War II and permanent members of the UN Security Council, and shows firm determination of the two countries to uphold the outcomes of World War II and its historical truth.

To be continued.