China and Russia will set an example of strategic mutual trust, mutually beneficial cooperation, people-to-people connectivity, and an example of equity and justice, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday.
China and Russia standing together will remain a pillar of world peace and stability, Wang said at a press conference.
In the face of the once-in-a-century pandemic, both countries have stood shoulder to shoulder and worked closely to combat "both the coronavirus and the political virus," he said.
The more unstable the world is, the greater the need for carrying forward bilateral cooperation, he noted.
China and Russia should be each other's strategic support, development opportunity, and global partner. This is both an experience gained from history and an imperative under the current circumstances, Wang said.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Treaty of Good-neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation between China and Russia. The two countries have agreed to renew the treaty and make it more relevant in the new era. "This is a milestone in bilateral relations, and more importantly, a new starting point," Wang said.
The two sides will carry forward the spirit of everlasting friendship and win-win cooperation embodied by the treaty, keep up the momentum, generate new dynamism, and further expand, broaden and deepen the China-Russia strategic partnership of coordination for a new era, he said.
Both countries will synergize the Belt and Road and Eurasian Economic Union, advance economic, trade and investment cooperation, and expand cooperation in technological innovation, the digital economy, and other emerging sectors.
The two sides will carry out more people-to-people exchanges. They will also uphold multilateralism, the authority of the UN, basic norms of international law and relations to maintain global stability, Wang said.
