BEIJING: China is willing to work with Russia to further deepen pragmatic cooperation between the two militaries and safeguard global and regional prosperity and stability, said General Zhang Youxia, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, while meeting on Wednesday in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Zhang said the friendship between China and Russia has developed continuously and strengthened with time. He added that this year, the two countries’ heads of state had two successful meetings and reached a series of important consensuses, charting a new blueprint for China-Russia relations, according to the Ministry of National Defense.
The sound relationship between the two militaries serves as an important symbol of the high level and particularity of China-Russia relations, Zhang said, noting that in recent years, the development of China-Russia military ties has maintained strong momentum, with diversified highlights of cooperation in various fields.
Zhang said that China is willing to work together with Russia to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, further deepen pragmatic military cooperation, and jointly safeguard the interests of both countries as well as global and regional prosperity and stability.
Putin said that the friendly relations between Russia and China are conducive to maintaining global and regional peace and stability. He emphasized that the relations are completely different from the kinds of alliance seen during the Cold War.
The Russian president said that in recent years, the economic and trade relationship between the two countries has developed rapidly, and the two countries have maintained close coordination on international multilateral platforms such as the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS.
He said that cooperation between the two militaries in various fields has developed with a sound momentum and achieved fruitful results, playing an important role in safeguarding the strategic security of the two countries. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item