Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have signed a joint statement on deepening strategic partnership relations, ushering in a new era amid the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
“Inspired by principles of non-alignment with blocs, non-confrontation and non-direction against third countries, the sides will consistently strengthen political mutual trust, respect the independently chosen development path, firmly support each other on the way to shared prosperity and revival,” Xi Jinping said at a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, adding that the sides would adhere to the principles of mutual benefit for “the formation of new architecture of mutually beneficial cooperation.”
The Russian leader told reporters that the document “sets new ambitious tasks and long-term objectives for the development of the entire complex of Russian-Chinese relations,” the achievement of which will be facilitated by the signing of a package of intergovernmental, interagency and trade agreements prepared for his visit to China.
The document was signed after extensive Russian-Chinese negotiations. Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said earlier that the document is over 30 pages long. “It will, of course, emphasize the special nature of our bilateral relations and outline further ways of developing the entire complex of bilateral relations, confirming Russia and China’s leading role in the formation of a just and democratic order,” the aide added.
