On December 31, 2019, President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged New Year congratulatory messages.
In his congratulatory
message, Xi Jinping, on behalf of the Chinese government and people,
extended sincere greetings and best wishes to President Vladimir Putin
and the Russian people. Xi Jinping pointed out, 2019 was an
extraordinary year in the history of the development of China-Russia
relations. In the friendly atmosphere marking the 70th anniversary of
the establishment of China-Russia diplomatic relations, President
Vladimir Putin and I jointly announced that China-Russia relations have
entered a new era and opened up a new chapter in bilateral friendship.
We signed and issued a joint statement between the two countries on
strengthening contemporary global strategic stability, demonstrating the
firm determination of China and Russia to jointly safeguard global
strategic stability. Our cooperation in economy, trade, energy,
people-to-people and cultural engagement, science and technology and at
the sub-national level has been fruitful, bringing tangible benefits to
our two countries and peoples and making great contributions to world
peace and development.
Xi Jinping pointed out,
2020 has been designated the Year of Scientific and Technological
Innovation between China and Russia. The two sides will jointly
celebrate the 75th anniversary of victory in the World Anti-Fascist War
and the founding of the United Nations (UN). I stand ready to maintain
close contact with President Vladimir Putin and work together to elevate
bilateral relations and cooperation in various fields to new highs.
China and Russia will jointly safeguard multilateralism and the
international system with the UN at the core, so as to boost the
development and revitalization of China and Russia, and add more
stability and positive energy to a world changing in ways unseen in a
century.
In his congratulatory
message, Vladimir Putin extended his sincere New Year greetings to
President Xi Jinping and wished the Chinese people happiness and good
health. Vladimir Putin expressed, thanks to the joint efforts of both
sides in 2019, Russia-China comprehensive strategic partnership of
coordination for a new era has achieved significant progress. President
Xi Jinping and I have met several times and reached a series of
important consensuses, which have opened new prospects for mutually
beneficial cooperation in various fields between Russia and China. The
governments, legislative bodies and various departments of the two
countries have engaged in productive coordination. The Russia-China
east-route natural gas pipeline was completed and put into operation.
The two sides successfully held activities marking the year of
sub-national cooperation and exchanges, which further promoted mutually
beneficial cooperation at sub-regional level. In 2020, we will usher in
another major national theme year, the Year of Scientific and
Technological Innovation between Russia and China. The Russian side
attaches great importance to it. I firmly believe that, with joint
efforts, the two countries' all-round cooperation and our constructive
coordination on international affairs will be upgraded to higher levels.
Note EU-Digest: What a difference in style and content, compared to the US President Donald Trump's "ranting and raving" against even his closest allies.
Note EU-Digest: What a difference in style and content, compared to the US President Donald Trump's "ranting and raving" against even his closest allies.
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