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Russia-China Cooperation Important Amid West's Containment Campaign: Top Security Official

17:20, 19 September 2023

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Russia on September 18-21 for the 18th round of China-Russia strategic security consultations.

Sputnik

The further deepening of Russian-Chinese coordination is particularly important amid West's campaign to deter Moscow and Beijing, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said on Tuesday.

"In the context of the campaign launched by the collective West to double deter Russia and China, further deepening of Russian-Chinese coordination and interaction in the international arena is of particular importance. In this context, I want to confirm our continued support for Beijing on the issues of Taiwan, Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong, which are used by the West to discredit China," Patrushev said at a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

It is important that the approaches of Russia and China to fundamental issues of modern world order are close, the official said.

"It is important that the approaches of Russia and China to the fundamental issues of the modern world order and key international problems coincide or are close. Including with regard to the fundamental principle of equal and indivisible security, the desire to defend their national interests and an independent path of development," Patrushev said.

Russia looks forward to detailed bilateral negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this October as part of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, Patrushev said.

"In October, we look forward to detailed bilateral negotiations between ... Putin and ... Xi in Beijing as part of the participation of the Russian head of state in the events of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation," Patrushev said at a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

On Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed the conflict in Ukraine, briefed each other on the content of talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US Presidential National Security Advisor John Sullivan.