When the Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Defense Li Shangfu met with Russian President Putin, who were visiting Russia, they emphasized that the relationship between China and Russia was firm and stable and surpassed the Cold War.
Agence France -Presse quoted Russian media reports that Li Shangfu told Putin in Moscow, the capital of Russia on Sunday (April 16): "The relationship between the two countries is firm and surpass the military political alliance during the Cold War ...Very stable. "He emphasized that China -Russia relations have entered a new era.
Li Shangfu also said, "This is the first visit after I was the Minister of Defense in China. I specially chose Russia to emphasize the particularity and strategic importance of bilateral relations."
According to the basisXinhua News Agency reported that Li Shangfu described the heads of state and Russia for the development of the rudder for the development of Sino -Russian relations, and said that the comprehensive strategic collaboration partnership between the new era has continued to deepen.
Li Shangfu also said that China is willing to work with Russia to further closely communicate the strategic communication between the two armies, strengthen multilateral coordination and cooperation, and make new contributions to maintaining the security and stability of the world and region.
