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China is ready to strengthen contacts and coordination with Russia in the coming 2017, said the Minister of foreign Affairs of China Wang Yi in a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.
“In the face of more complex and changing situation, both globally and at the regional level China is willing to strengthen contacts and coordination with the Russian side in the coming year,” – said in a statement posted on the website of the Chinese foreign Ministry.
Wang also expressed the willingness of Beijing “joint efforts to fully implement agreements reached by leaders of Russia and China, as well as to continuously strengthen international strategic cooperation, with the aim of protecting the interests of both countries, to make new contributions to security and stability in the world and regional level”.
In the past year, according to the report, Moscow and Beijing supported the “high level of comprehensive strategic partnership.” “The parties celebrated the 15th anniversary since the signing of the Treaty of good neighborliness, friendship and cooperation between China and Russia, and also the 20 th anniversary of the establishment of partnership relations of strategic cooperation”, – reminded the Chinese Minister.
According to him, the parties in 2016, the parties contributed to the political solution of the problems of hot spots and promote security in cyberspace, they kept stability in the world and defended the authority of international law. “Russia and China have also made practical steps in other fields, contributed to the development and prosperity of both countries”, – said the head of the Chinese foreign Ministry.