Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Friday on the sidelines of the 13th Group of 20 (G20) summit.

 

中国国家主席习近平与俄罗斯总统普京周五在第十三次G20峰会间隙举行了会面。

 

Xi said the development of China-Russia relations enjoys strong internal dynamism and a bright prospect¹ as it goes with the trend of the times and the aspirations² of both peoples.

 

Hailing the new achievements in bilateral³ cooperation in various fields this year, Xi said China and Russia will hold grand and colorful activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of their diplomatic relations next year and strive for more visible results in bilateral practical cooperation.

 

Xi stressed the important guiding role the two countries' heads of state play in advancing the bilateral relationship, suggesting that the two sides keep the tradition of annual presidential mutual⁴ visits.

 

China and Russia, he said, should work together to strengthen the alignment⁵ of the Belt and Road Initiative and the Eurasian Economic Union, and deepen cooperation in trade, finance, energy, technology and other sectors⁶ as well as at sub-national levels.

 

Xi urged the two countries to step up coordination⁷ in multilateral mechanisms⁸ including the G20 and BRICS, and unite all parties concerned in upholding multilateralism, safeguarding the core values and basic rules of the World Trade Organization, supporting trade liberalization and facilitation, and opposing protectionism and unilateralism.

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