Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Tuesday that Beijing wants to
“strengthen strategic cooperation”
with Moscow, Russian state media reported, during a meeting with the head of Russian diplomacy Sergei Lavrov.
“China will support Russia's stable development under Putin's leadership
,” Wang Yi said, according to Russian news agency RIA Novosti.
“Beijing and Moscow will continue to strengthen strategic cooperation on the world stage and provide each other with strong support
,” added the Chinese minister, according to the same source.
“People’s support is a source of progress in Russia. I believe that under the firm leadership of President Putin, the Russian people will have a bright future
,” Wang Yi continued, according to Russian media Izvestia.
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Lavrov, for his part, thanked Beijing for the
“support”
given to President Vladimir Putin after his recent re-election, according to a video published by Izvestia on Telegram, during an election in which no real rival was able to stand. Chinese President
“Xi Jinping (...) was among the first to send congratulations to President-elect Putin, and we are grateful to our Chinese friends for this support
,” the Russian Foreign Minister declared to his counterpart according to this source. The head of Russian diplomacy arrived in China on Monday for a two-day official visit, the two countries seeking to strengthen their diplomatic relations at a time when Russia continues its offensive in Ukraine.