The Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Beijing and met with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Thursday to prepare for a meeting between Russian president Putin and the Chinese president Xi Jinping as they vowed closer coordination between the two countries on a wide range of issues.
According to Wang Yi the Chinese foreign minister, the priority of the meeting with Sergei Lavrov was to make final preparations for the face to face meeting between the two heads of states which is the first of its kind in two years due to outbreak of covid-19 pandemic.
Sergei Lavrov says, the meeting between Russian president Putin and Xi Jinping the president of China is of great importance since it would help deepen Russia-China relations, promote the building of modern International relations system and advance global sustainable development.
Lavrov says the high-level strategic cooperation and coordination between China and Russia is the consensus of both sides, which is free from influence by international political situation and conducive to stability and predictability of international relations.
Closer China-Russia coordination.
Wang Yi spoke highly of the achievements in bilateral relations over the past years and voices readiness by China’s side to deepen comprehensive strategic coordination between two countries.
Last year, China and Russia agreed to extand the treaty of good-neighbourliness and friendly coorperation for another five years.
The bilateral trade between China and Russia has also increased by 35.9% year on year to 146.87 billion dollars in 2021, which is highest in the history of trade between countries.
Wang Yi said China will work with Russia to safeguard International justice and fairness to benefit the two peoples and all the people of the world as the two countries have been increasely coordinating on most international issues in push back against Anglo-saxon countries.
Wang Yi also said that China was ready to improve interconnectivity with Russia, promote the whole industrial-chain coorperation on energy and also work together on combating covid-19. This comes at time when US-led Western countries are threatening Russia with sanctions never seen before if it invaded Ukraine.
Russia also heavily depends on European countries as huge market for Russia’s oil and natural gas accounting for 30% of the block energy needs but the unfolding crisis over Ukraine is threatening all that and China may again come to Russia’s rescue if sanctions are imposed on its energy sector.
Lavrov said that Russia appreciates efforts made by China to deepen coorperation between the two countries and stands ready to improve ducking between Eurasian economic Union and Belt and Road Initiative. It will be like a night mare for the US which has been trying very hard to make sure China’s Belt and Road Initiative doesn’t succeed since it will help China connect with the most countries of the world through land not only relay on sea routes that are controlled by US military.
The Richard Nixon administration approached China and improved the bilateral relations between China and US after fears that China could join USSR and integrate economically and militarily creating a large powerful land mass across Eurasia that seriously undermine US global interests.
If the coorperation and coordination between two countries continue at this level, the Richard Nixon’s fear may come true because the combination of China and Russia economically and militarily has no equal in the world and they can pretty much easily undermine US-led Western interests Internationally without much consequences.
Lavrov also voiced his support and confidence in Beijing’s extraordinary ability to present a spectacular International sporting event despite the pandemic.
Both countries also agreed to promote the Olympics spirit and oppose the politicisation of sports and support successful holding of Beijing winter Olympics games.
The Russian side also briefed Chinese side on the lastest development in relation between US and Russia and NATO and stressed the principle of indivisible security, of which Chinese side expressed it’s understanding and support.
Tensions have been running high in eastern Europe between Russia and USA- led NATO over Ukraine as reports indicated that Russia deployed around 100,000 soldiers on its border with Ukraine while US and its allies supplied Ukraine with weapons in hope that Ukraine will defend itself if Russia invades.
US has also deployed 3000 troops in Romania, Poland and Germany in hope to increase NATO’s defenses amid Ukraine crisis and has called UN security council meeting on Russia over Ukraine crisis.
