On April 18, 2022, Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng met with Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Ivanovich Denisov. The two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations and international and regional situation.

Le Yucheng said that under the guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin, China and Russia maintain high-level development of the comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era and continue to deepen cooperation in various fields. In the first quarter of this year, the bilateral trade volume between China and Russia reached 38.2 billion US dollars, an increase of nearly 30 percent, fully demonstrating the great resilience and internal dynamism of bilateral cooperation. No matter how the international landscape may change, China will continue to strengthen strategic coordination with Russia for win-win cooperation, jointly safeguard the common interests of the two countries and promote the building of a new type of international relations and a community with a shared future for mankind.

Denisov said, Russia always regards developing relations with China as its diplomatic priority and is ready to further deepen bilateral comprehensive strategic coordination and all-round practical cooperation in the direction set by the two heads of state, so as to continuously benefit the two peoples and safeguard international equity and justice.

The two sides also exchanged views on deepening China-Russia cooperation within the framework of the BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as well as the situation in Ukraine and other international and regional issues of common concern.