During his visit to Beijing, the Russian Prime Minister signed several agreements with China, declaring bilateral relations at an unprecedented level.
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the most senior Russian official to visit Beijing since Moscow sent thousands of troops to Ukraine in February 2022, held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang.
Russia, in its second year of war in Ukraine, is increasingly leaning on Beijing for support as it feels the weight of Western sanctions.
There are no signs of easing pressure from the West and in a statement released by the Group of Seven, the two countries spoke separately on a number of issues, including Ukraine, the G7 agreed to tighten sanctions against Moscow and on China. Urged to pressure Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine.
The Russian Prime Minister said in the meeting with the Chinese counterpart that “today the relations between Russia and China are at an unprecedented high level”.
“These include mutual respect for each other’s interests, the willingness to jointly respond to challenges related to the growing turmoil in the international arena and the pressure of collectively unjustified sanctions from the West,” he said.
He further said that as our Chinese friends say, unity can move mountains.
The MoUs signed include an agreement to deepen investment cooperation in trade services, an agreement on the export of agricultural products to China and an agreement on cooperation in sports.
According to the Interfax news agency, Russia’s energy exports to China are expected to increase by 40 percent this year, and the two countries are discussing the supply of technological equipment to Russia.
In this regard, the director of the China Institute of School of Oriental and African Studies in London said that the sanctions against Russia are providing new opportunities for China. It is hardly surprising that China is actively working with Russia economically. would be happy to join, as long as any ties they develop do not lead to secondary sanctions against China.
He said that China’s policy regarding the war in Ukraine is to “declare neutrality, support Vladimir Putin and pay no price” and this visit confirms this.
The Chinese president visited Russia in March and held talks with ‘long-time friend’ Vladimir Putin.
China has rejected attempts by the West to tie its partnership with Moscow to Ukraine, insisting that China has the right to cooperate with whomever it wants and that its partnership with a third country should not be compromised. does not target
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2024-08-17 07:40:09
