The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced that Putin and Xi Jinping have reached an important consensus

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping were able to reach an important consensus during talks in Beijing, as well as bring interstate relations to a new level. This was announced on May 21 by the official representative of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guo Jiakun.

"The two heads of state have reached a new important consensus on the development of Sino-Russian relations. <...> Relations between China and Russia have entered a new stage," TASS quoted him as saying.

The representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry added that Beijing, together with Moscow, is ready to implement the agreements reached by the leaders. He will make every effort to strengthen the foundations of mutual trust between the two countries and improve the quality of cooperation.

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