Beijing [China], November 4 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Tuesday in Beijing, official media from both countries reported.
Mishustin, who is on a two-day visit to China, held a bilateral meeting in the Great Hall of the People in the Chinese capital, Russian state media TASS said. The Russian Prime Minister was accompanied by a large delegation, including Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, among others, who arrived in Hangzhou on Monday. The Chinese side was represented by Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi and other senior officials.
Mishustin met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday, and according to China’s state media Xinhua, both sides agreed that the strategic guidance of the two countries’ leaders provides political guarantees for strengthening relations and cooperation between Russia and China.
“China is ready to consolidate the integration of development strategies with Russia, expand cooperation across the board, and continuously develop Chinese-Russian relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation in the new era as both nations progress along the path of modernization together,” Li said, as reported by TASS.
Li made the remarks while co-chairing the 30th regular meeting of the Chinese and Russian heads of government in Hangzhou. The two leaders also proposed expanding cooperation mechanisms and increasing investment in bilateral projects.
Mishustin’s visit to China follows a bilateral meeting between Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea last week. Trump described the talks with Xi as “amazing.”
CNN, in its coverage of the meeting, showcased photographs released by the White House showing Xi in a rare candid moment, appearing to grin with his eyes shut, while Foreign Minister Wang Yi laughed beside him.
After months of escalating trade tensions between the two countries, the United States and China appeared to reach a truce, with Trump agreeing to a one-year deal on rare earth supplies and lowering overall tariffs on Chinese goods to 47 percent.
Meanwhile, a proposed meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest has not materialized. On October 23, Trump announced that the summit would be postponed indefinitely, saying he did not want a “wasted meeting.”
Putin, according to TASS, indicated that the meeting in Budapest was more likely postponed than canceled. The Russian news outlet cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying that the focus should remain on efforts toward a settlement in Ukraine rather than on the Putin-Trump meeting. (ANI)
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