President Xi Jinping Meets Putin's Close Associate Medvedev... "Development of Bilateral Cooperation"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] On the 21st, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Dmitry Medvedev, Vice Chairman of the Russian Security Council and a close aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the State Guesthouse of Beijing's Diaoyutai.

According to China's state-run CCTV, President Xi said at the meeting, "Over the past decade, China-Russia relations have always developed in a sound, stable, and high-level manner amid international turbulence and trials."

He added, "The development of a comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation between China and Russia in the new era is a long-term strategic choice based on each country's national governance. We hope to continuously develop China-Russia relations in the new era and jointly promote global governance in a fairer and more reasonable direction."

Vice Chairman Medvedev stated, "We hope to further develop the Russia-China comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation," and noted, "There are causes to the Ukraine crisis, and because it is very complex, Russia seeks to resolve the issues at hand through peace talks."

This high-level meeting between China and Russia took place just before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the United States to hold talks with President Joe Biden.

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