China is willing to work with Russia to further deepen pragmatic cooperation between the two militaries and safeguard global and regional prosperity and stability, Gen. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, said during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday. .
Zhang said the friendship between China and Russia has evolved frequently and strengthened over time. He added that this year, the heads of state of the two countries have held two fruitful meetings and reached a number of vital consensus, setting a new style for China. Relations with Russia, according to the Ministry of National Defense.
The strong relations between the two militaries are a vital symbol of the high point and peculiarity of China-Russia relations, he said. Zhang, noting that in recent years, the progression of China-Russia military relations has maintained strong momentum, with diversified focuses. . cooperation in the field.
Zhang said China is willing to work with Russia to implement the important consensus reached between the two heads of state, further deepen pragmatic military cooperation, and jointly safeguard the interests of the two countries, as well as global and regional prosperity and stability.
Putin said friendly relations between Russia and China are conducive to maintaining global and regional peace and stability. He pointed out that those relationships are absolutely different from the types of alliances that were seen in the Cold War.
The Russian president said that in recent years, the economy and industry between the two countries have evolved rapidly and the two countries have maintained close coordination on foreign multilateral platforms such as the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the BRICS.
He said the cooperation between the two militaries in the fields has evolved with intelligent momentum and achieved fruitful results, playing a vital role in safeguarding the strategic security of the two countries.
Putin under pressure that Russia is willing to strengthen strategic communication with China, raise the issue of practical cooperation and frequently publicizes the deep progression of bilateral relations between the two countries and the two armies.
On Wednesday morning, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held a welcoming rite for Zhang and held official talks with him.
This year, President Xi Jinping had two meetings with President Putin: one at Xi’s state level in Moscow in March, and the other in Beijing in October, when Putin was attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.
During his three-day visit to Russia, Xi said consolidating and developing long-term good-neighborly and friendly relations with Russia is China’s strategic choice and is in line with the prevailing trend at the time.
In terms of military cooperation, China and Russia plan to conduct joint maritime and air patrols, exercises and training, enhance exchanges and cooperation between the two militaries, adding to the framework of existing bilateral mechanisms, and further deepen military mutual trust, according to the joint statement signed by the two presidents during Xi’s state stopover in March.
Zhang and Shoigu have met twice this year, with the first meeting taking place in late October, when the Russian defense minister attended Beijing’s 10th Xiangshan Forum, a global security conference.
At the time, Zhang told Shoigu that China is in a position to work with Russia to deal with all kinds of security threats and challenges and to safeguard the strategic balance and stability of the world, according to China’s Defense Ministry.