Li: China willing to enhance relations with Russia
China DailyChinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on the sidelines of the 23rd Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Islamabad, Pakistan, Oct 16, 2024. Beijing is willing to strengthen strategic coordination with Moscow, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, and make contributions to realizing the development and revitalization of the two countries as well as promoting prosperity and stability in the world, Premier Li Qiang said. The China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era maintains a high level of development, and the two sides firmly support each other on issues concerning each other's core interests, Li said. Russia is willing to closely communicate and collaborate with China within frameworks such as the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the BRICS to promote the sustained and in-depth development of relations between the two countries, he added.