Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that he was confident that his visit to Russia, which began on Monday, would contribute to bringing “new impetus” to relations between Moscow and Beijing.
“I am convinced that this visit will be fruitful and will give new impetus to the healthy and stable development of Sino-Russian relations,” the Chinese leader was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies upon arrival at the airport in the Russian capital.
Xi described Beijing and Moscow as “good neighbors” and “reliable partners.”
On his first visit to Russia since 2019, Xi Jinping was received on the runway at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernychenko, before listening to Russian and Chinese anthems performed by a military orchestra and before a security guard. honor. .
According to the Chinese leader, China is “ready to firmly position itself on the side of Russia” in favor of “true multilateralism” and “multipolarity in the world.”
Xi Jinping, whose country has taken a critical stance on the arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin issued last Friday by the International Criminal Court (ICC), stressed that Moscow and Beijing “are guardians of a world order based on international law”.
“During the last 10 years, bilateral relations have been strengthened and developed based on the principles of non-adherence, non-confrontation and non-alignment with third parties, they have created an example of inter-state relations based on mutual respect, queue existing peace and mutual cooperative cooperation. beneficial,” she said.
And he continued: “I hope that during the visit I can exchange views in detail on bilateral relations and on important regional and international issues.”
On this three-day official visit, Xi will hold an informal meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday before more formal talks on Tuesday.
The two leaders will privately discuss a plan proposed last month by Beijing to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, which has been viewed with skepticism by the West but which Ukrainian officials have said they are available to discuss.
Source: TSF
