At the phone call, Mr. Putin thanked Mr. Xi for his support for Russia as president of the bloc of emerging economies (BRICS). The Russian leader expressed that 2024 will be a very fruitful year in the two countries’ relations, with many high-level meetings and promotion of cooperation programs, TASS Agency reported on January 21.
“It can be affirmed that foreign policy cooperation between Russia and China plays an important role in stabilizing international issues,” said Russian President Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met online with Chinese President Xi Jinping on January 21
Chinese President Xi Jinping said: “We will join Russia in supporting the international system United Nations center”.
The Chinese leader added that China and Russia have recently maintained stable growth in bilateral trade. According to data from the General Administration of Customs of China, China-Russia trade turnover reached a record level, with more than 244 billion USD in 2024. Mr. Putin said China is Russia’s main trading partner, while Russia is China’s 5th largest trading partner. Mr. Xi Jinping also expressed satisfaction that the China-Russia gas pipeline has reached maximum capacity ahead of schedule.
The Chinese President said Beijing is ready to take relations with Russia to a new level by 2025, according to TASS. Mr. Xi said the two leaders met three times in 2024 and reached many agreements. President Putin emphasized that Russia-China relations are built on the basis of friendship, mutual trust, equality and common interests, stating that this relationship does not depend on current developments in the world. global.
