Dmitri Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation and leader of the United Russia party, met with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping in Beijing. Reported by TASS.
Medvedev conveyed the message of the President of the Russian Federation to the President of China. [Владимира] “With particular attention to the unprecedented level of Russian-Chinese political dialogue and practical cooperation, Putin expresses his confidence in the continuous progressive development of interstate and inter-party relations in close cooperation with the new leadership of the CCP,” Medvedev’s secretariat said. .
They also reported that the vice-chairman of the Security Council discussed the Ukrainian conflict and the “situation in the post-Soviet space” with Xi.
“The parties noted that the approaches of Moscow and Beijing to the most pressing global problems largely coincided, compared their hours on a number of important issues of an international nature, touched on the issue of strategic foreign policy coordination, including the UN and the UN. “On other multilateral platforms, including SCO, BRICS, and the G20.”
The Secretariat did not provide more specific information on the content of Medvedev’s visit to China. The former president of the Russian Federation also congratulated Xi Jinping on holding the 20th Congress of the Communist Party and being re-elected to the post of General Secretary of the CCP.
The parties also discussed the future of Russia-China relations and agreed to intensify cooperation between United Russia and the Communist Party of China in the context of joint tasks set by Putin and Xi Jinping to further the full spectrum of comprehensive partnership relations. and the strategic interaction between Russia and China.”
Xi Jinping said at the meeting that China-Russia relations “have passed the test of international ups and downs” over the past 10 years.
According to the politician, during this time relations between the two countries showed “consistently stable and healthy development at a high level.”
Xi stressed that developing a comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction between Beijing and Moscow in the new times is a long-term strategic choice made by both countries according to their own national circumstances.
The Chinese leader also stressed that the country is ready to develop both relations with Russia and global governance “in a fairer and more rational direction”.
“Xi Jinping asked Medvedev to convey his warmest regards and best wishes to Putin,” China Central Television said in a statement. Said.
Medvedev was accompanied by Secretary of the General Council of United Russia, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of Russia Andrei Turchak, and head of the United Russia Duma fraction Vladimir Vasiliev. The visit took place on December 20-21 at the official invitation of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
Dmitry Medvedev himself said that during his meeting with President Xi, he discussed strategic cooperation with China “in all areas, including the economy, industrial cooperation and much more.” He added that the talks in Beijing were “very useful”.
In a conversation with the political scientist Sergei Markov “Lentoy.ru” He named the main purpose of Medvedev’s visit as conveying Putin’s message to the Chinese leadership. He stressed that the letter was sent not through the ambassador or foreign minister, but through Russia’s former president.
“It is almost impossible to say what happened today. “Most likely, this is the message that Russia is at war with China’s enemy, the United States, and that if China continues to take a neutral position, eventually China will have to confront America directly.”
The political scientist wrote on his Telegram channel that Putin has “four options” for what he wrote to Xi. Among them is an alleged request for North Korea to be allowed to send troops to Ukraine to participate in a special operation:
1. Putin warned Xi that China will have a hard time if China remains neutral while Russia is at war with China’s main enemy, the United States.
2. Putin offers China to send a large amount of weapons to Russia.
3. Putin offers China a sharp improvement in the economy.
4. Putin invites China to agree to the transfer of the DPRK army to Ukraine to participate in hostilities. It would make sense for China to pay for it.
Source: Gazeta
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