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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
ST. PETERSBURG, June 20 (Xinhua) — China is willing to work with Russia to continue to make full use of mechanisms such as the China-Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Energy Cooperation and promote high-level energy cooperation, Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said Thursday.
A high-ranking Chinese official made this statement during a meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak on the sidelines of the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
Ding Xuexiang said that in recent years, Chinese-Russian relations have remained stable, healthy and developed at a high level. He recalled that in May, Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Russia and attended the ceremonial events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory in the Great Patriotic War. During his visit, the heads of the two states reached a number of important agreements on the further development of Chinese-Russian relations and the expansion of mutually beneficial cooperation at a high level, he added.
China-Russia energy cooperation is an important cornerstone of practical cooperation between the two countries and a positive force in ensuring global energy security, Ding Xuexiang said, noting that China is willing to work with Russia to fully implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, strengthen gas and oil cooperation, and enhance the role of mechanisms such as the China-Russia Energy Cooperation Commission to promote the formation of a high-level energy partnership.
In turn, A. Novak stated that the creation of a Russian-Chinese energy community is a key area of their practical cooperation. According to him, Russia is ready to make joint efforts with the Chinese side to ensure the successful holding of the meeting of the intergovernmental Russian-Chinese commission on energy cooperation, which will be held in Beijing this year, and to give new impetus to the development of bilateral relations.
On the same day, Ding Xuexiang also met with Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller. The two sides exchanged views on strengthening cooperation between China and Russia in the gas sector. –0–