China and Russia vowed1 to strengthen contemporary global strategic stability in a joint2 statement signed by visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
正在俄罗斯进行国事访问的中国国家主席习近平与俄总统普京签署一份关于加强当代全球战略稳定的联合声明。
Recognizing that the current international security is facing serious challenges, China and Russia intend to deepen strategic
mutual3 trust and strengthen strategic
coordination4 to firmly safeguard global and regional strategic stability, according to the joint statement.
China and Russia note with alarm the extremely dangerous actions of certain states that, out of their own geopolitical and even commercial benefits, destroy or adapt the existing system of arms control and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to their needs, the statement said.
Both sides urged
actively5 promoting the three pillars -- nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and peaceful use of nuclear energy, it said.
The two sides reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to the
unconditional6 implementation7 of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iran nuclear issue and declared their
rejection8 of unilateral sanctions by the United States against Iran, according to the statement.
China and Russia also pledged to promote multilateralism and expressed commitment to working together to preserve the system of international
mechanisms9 on non-proliferation and arms control.