Russia-China relations are at their best in history (+Video)

Putin to Xi: Russia-China relations are at their best in history (+Video)

International.– Cooperation between Moscow and Beijing is not directed once morest anyone, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. Vladimir Putinduring a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinpingon the sidelines of his participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, which is being held on 3 and 4 July in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.

“We are not creating blocks or alliances […]we simply act in the interest of our people“The relations between Russia and China are at their best moment in their history, based on the principles of equal rights,” the Russian leader said.

According to Putin, Moscow and Beijing continue to strengthen their interaction in global affairsbeing one of the main stabilizing factors in the world. Putin also stressed that the SCO has consolidated its role as one of the key pillars of an equitable multipolar world order.

“We will definitely support China’s SCO presidency in 2024-25.” he added. The Russian president said he hopes Xi Jinping will attend the BRICS summit to be held in Kazan in October this year.

Xi, for his part, said: “The agreements reached between China and Russia are being fully implemented, and cooperation in the directions we have outlined is progressing smoothly.” According to him, in the face of a much more difficult international situation and external environment, Moscow and Beijing should maintain their commitment to “forever friendship.”

Is regarding The second meeting of both leaders in less than two months. In May, Putin visited China on his first trip abroad since his inauguration, where he signed a declaration with Xi on strengthening ties, global partnership and strategic interaction between Moscow and Beijing. In addition, the respective delegations signed 10 bilateral documents.

After the event, China to take over SCO presidency for 2024-2025. In this context and on the eve of the meeting between Putin and Xi, Russian presidential adviser Yuri Ushakov said that Russia will cooperate “closely” with its Chinese partners. “Even more so since we are chairing the BRICS this year,” he stressed.

The SCO was established on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai at a meeting of the heads of state of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. India and Pakistan became full members of the organisation in 2017 and Iran in 2023. Although it is not a military bloc, the organisation’s main objective is to strengthen security in the region.