Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin

On the morning of December 20th, President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin at the Great Hall of the People.

On the morning of December 20th, President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.（Xinhua/Huang Jingwen）

President Xi Jinping pointed out that since the beginning of this year, I have had two meetings with President Putin, and the two governments, legislative bodies, political parties, and local governments have engaged in close exchanges. Practical cooperation in various fields has developed in a healthy and stable manner. In the fi In the first 11 months of this year, bilateral trade between China and Russia achieved the annual trade target of 200 billion US dollars jointly set by President Putin and me, demonstrating the strong resilience and broad prospects of mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries. Maintaining and developing good Sino Russian relations is a strategic choice made by both sides based on the fundamental interests of the two peoples. The Chinese side supports the Russian people's independent choice of development path. China is willing to take the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia next year as a new starting point, continuously amplify the positive effects of high-level political relations between the two countries, and continue to work hand in hand in comprehensively promoting their respective economic and social development and achieving national rejuvenation.

President Xi Jinping emphasized that the fundamental principles of China's strong economic resilience, great potential, broad room for maneuver, and long-term improvement have not changed. China firmly promotes high-quality development and high-level opening up to the outside world, which will provide new opportunities for the development of countries including Russia. Both sides should fully leverage their advantages in political mutual trust, economic complementarity, facility connectivity, and people to people connectivity, continuously enrich the connotation of cooperation, deepen cooperation in areas such as economy and trade, energy, and connectivity, and jointly maintain the security and stability of the industrial and supply chains. Both sides should host the China Russia Cultural Year in the next two years, design and carry out diverse cultural exchange activities, and consolidate the social and public opinion foundation of generations of friendship between the two countries.

On the morning of December 20th, President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.（Xinhua/Ding Lin）

Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin stated that the two successful meetings between President Putin and President Xi Jinping this year reflect the firm willingness of both Russia and China to deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation. Russia is willing to work with China to conscientiously implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state. Yesterday, both sides successfully held the 28th regular meeting between the Prime Ministers of Russia and China. The Russian side is satisfied with the steady growth of bilateral pragmatic cooperation between the two countries, and is willing to further tap into the potential with China, expand cooperation in areas such as economy, trade, energy, and connectivity, hold a good Cultural Year, and consolidate the friendship between the two peoples for generations. The Russian side sincerely congratulates China on its great achievements under the leadership of President Xi Jinping , and wishes the Chinese people a happy Dragon Year! I hope that in the new year, Russia China relations will achieve new development.

Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin also conveyed condolences from the Russian government and people to President Xi Jinping regarding the Gansu earthquake, stating that the Russian side is willing to provide rescue assistance according to China's needs. President Xi Jinping expressed gratitude for this and pointed out that after the earthquakes in Gansu and Qinghai, President Putin and many foreign leaders sent condolence messages. We will make every effort to organize and carry out rescue operations, and make every effort to protect the safety of people's lives and property. At present, the rescue forces and supplies in the disaster area are sufficient, and the basic livelihood of the local people is guaranteed. Under the strong leadership of the CPC, the people in the disaster areas will be able to overcome the disaster and rebuild their homes.

Wang Yi attended the meeting.