Chi ready to promote trust, cooperation with Russia in 2018

Beijing, Dec 31: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday said that he was ready to join his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in consolidating political and strategic mutual trust and expanding bilateral all-around pragmatic cooperation. Xi made the pledge in his New Year greeting message to Putin, reports Xinhua news agency.

Chi seeks to promote intertiol strategic coordition with Russia, and to work for new fruits in the development of bilateral ties, he said.

Noting that 2018 and 2019 will be the years of cooperation and exchanges between the two countries at local levels, Xi said the events will surely boost local exchanges of Chi and Russia, and help grow the popularity of the idea that the two sides share a long-standing friendship and seek common development and prosperity.

He said the passing year has seen important progress in the development of the Chi-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordition, adding that the two sides have shown firm support for each other on questions concerning their respective core interests, and reaped key early harvest in docking Chi-proposed Belt and Road Initiative with Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union. (IANS)

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