Russian President Vladimir PutinMOSCOW, 3 Feb. Russia and China take into account the mutual interests of each other in their relations, President Vladimir Putin wrote about this in an article for the Xinhua News Agency posted on the Kremlin website on the eve of his visit to Beijing. Vladimir Putin's visit to China will take place on February 4.
"First of all, it is equality, consideration of each other's interests, freedom from political and ideological conjuncture, from remnants of the past. It is on these principles that we consistently, in the spirit of continuity, deepen the political dialogue from year to year", the head of state said.
As Putin noted, Russia and China hold close positions in their approaches to solving global and regional problems. «Our countries play an important stabilizing role in the current, far from simple, international situation, contribute to the processes of democratization of the system of interstate relations in order to make this system more fair and inclusive,» he stated. Moscow and Beijing are also working together to strengthen the role of the UN in world affairs, in an effort to prevent the erosion of the international legal system, the president added.Putin said that Russia and China will make up for humanitarian cooperationRussia and China are also expanding the practice of settlements in national currencies, forming mechanisms to offset the negative impact of sanctions, Putin said. An important milestone in this regard is the intergovernmental agreement on settlements and payments signed in 2019. «Russia and China are actively interacting on the broadest agenda in the BRICS, RIC (Russia, India, China — ed.), the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and other associations. In The G20 is in favor of taking into account national specifics when formulating certain recommendations, be it the fight against the pandemic or the implementation of the climate agenda,» the head of state recalled. Putin stressed that Moscow and Beijing take similar positions on international trade, advocating for an open, transparent and non-discriminatory multilateral trading system based on WTO rulesThe Chinese called friendship with Russia a «win-win combination» against the West. In addition, as the head of state pointed out, a mutually beneficial energy alliance is being formed between Russia and China. «Along with long-term deliveries of Russian hydrocarbons to China, we plan to implement a number of major joint projects,» Putin wrote, adding that one of them is the construction of four power units at Chinese nuclear power plants by Rosatom. As the president noted, Russia and China have a wide field opportunities in developing partnerships in the information and communication industry, in medicine, in space exploration, including in the use of national navigation systems and in the implementation of the International Scientific Lunar Station project. Putin also said that an important part of his visit to Beijing will be the discussion of current international topics . Special attention, according to him, will be given to the development of business ties. «There are all opportunities for this, because our countries have serious financial, industrial, technological, and human resources that allow us to successfully solve the problems of long-term development. Working together, achieve stable economic growth and improve the well-being of citizens, strengthen competitiveness, jointly protect ourselves from modern risks and challenges,» the Russian leader said.