From January 29 to 30, 2024, Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu went to Russia to hold consultations between Chinese and Russian foreign ministries with Russian First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Vladimir Gennadievich Titov and Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov Sergey Alexeevich.

Ma Zhaoxu had an in-depth exchange of views with the Russian side on China-Russia relations, strategic coordination between the two countries, the respective external relations, maintenance of strategic stability, BRICS cooperation and international and regional hotspot issues. Ma Zhaoxu stressed that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin, China-Russia relations have enjoyed sustained, sound, stable and in-depth development. China is ready to work with Russia to fundamentally follow the important common understandings reached between the two heads of state and focus on the 75th anniversary of the establishment of China-Russia diplomatic relations to push for new development of bilateral relations.

The Russian side expressed readiness to make joint efforts with the Chinese side to fully implement the important common understandings reached between the two heads of state, ensure the success of celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and China, deepen bilateral and multilateral coordination and cooperation, and constantly enrich Russia-China relations.