Russian-Chinese ties reach peak in their history and continue developing - Putin

MOSCOW, September 1. /TASS/. Russian-Chinese ties have now probably reached a peak in their entire history and continue developing, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with TASS and Xinhua news agencies. "Russian-Chinese ties have now probably reached a peak in their entire history and continue developing. The partnership between Russia and China is based on sincere friendship and sympathy between our peoples, on deep respect and trust, consideration for each other’s key interests and commitment to make our countries flourish," Putin said. "It is in this vein that we work together in the UN, the G20, as well as within BRICS and the SCO, which have successfully held their summits in Ufa this July. The Russia-China connection played an important part in resolving such acute issues as the withdrawal of chemical weapons from Syria and an agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme," he continued. The Russian president stressed that "Russia and China are priority partners in promoting the principles of building an architecture based on inseparable security and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region, in strengthening trust in space exploration and ensuring global information security." "Expansion of the Russian-Chinese partnership meets the interests and strategic goals of our two countries. This is what guided us when we adopted in May the current Joint Declaration on cooperation in coordinating development of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Silk Road Economic Belt. This is the beginning of a process of coordinating our long-term development priorities to give a strong impetus to economic activity on the vast expanses of Eurasia," Putin noted. Read more