The Chinese Foreign Ministry said: “Beijing is ready to firmly support the Russian side under the leadership of President Putin.”
The message was published by the press service Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China on Thursday 27 October. It is also reported that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a telephone conversation with Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. The agency’s statement says:
“The Chinese side will firmly support the Russian side under the leadership of President Putin in uniting and leading the Russian people to overcome problems, eliminate unrest, realize the strategic development goals, and further establish Russia’s status as a major state in the international stage. It is the legitimate right of China and Russia to exercise their own development and revival.
Beijing is ready to cooperate with Moscow in various fields and wants to take it to a higher level.
Wei Fenghe, Chinese Defense Minister, had a telephone conversation with Russian Defense Minister Shoigu. The parties “exchanged views on international and regional issues of mutual interest.”
Chinese leader Xi Jinping said that Beijing is “ready to work” with Washington to “find ways to find a common language for the benefit of both sides.”
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