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@RusEmbMalta Press Release Russia-China Talks: Key Outcomes of Sergey Lavrov’s Visit to Beijing (April 14–15, 2026) On April 14–15, 2026, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov paid an official visit to the People’s Republic of China. In Beijing, he was received by President Xi Jinping and held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi. Strategic Partnership at a Historic High President Xi Jinping spoke highly of the unprecedented level of bilateral relations, built over more than three decades and anchored in the Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness, Friendship and Cooperation (July 16, 2001), which has consistently guided Russia–China ties. Sergey Lavrov conveyed warm greetings from Vladimir Putin and emphasised the central role of leader-level diplomacy in ensuring steady and comprehensive development of bilateral cooperation. Broad International Agenda During talks with Wang Yi, the sides conducted an in-depth exchange on key global and regional issues, including: • the situation around Iran • the Ukraine crisis • developments in Latin America Particular emphasis was placed on strengthening coordination between Moscow and Beijing within major multilateral platforms: #UN#UNSC#SCO#BRICS#APEC#G20 The ministers also addressed issues of peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as cooperation in the post-Soviet space. The discussions were held in a friendly, trusting and constructive atmosphere, reflecting the maturity of Russia–China relations. Key Messages from Minister Lavrov: Following the visit, Sergey Lavrov outlined a number of strategic assessments: • Russia and China oppose attempts by the West to preserve or “renew” global dominance rooted in historical practices of control and unequal governance • Eurasia is emerging as a central arena of global competition, amid NATO expansion efforts and increasing militarisation within the EU • Russia–China relations are “unshakable in the face of any storm” and contribute to strengthening a more balanced international system based on the United Nations Charter • Russia is ready to help address global energy and supply challenges on the basis of equal and mutually beneficial cooperation • Escalation in the Middle East must be assessed through root causes, including external actions that have contributed to rising tensions around Iran • The West continues to apply international law selectively, as illustrated by contrasting approaches to Kosovo and other regions • Russia supports inclusive infrastructure and connectivity projects, including those aligned with China’s Belt and Road Initiative • Dialogue, rather than coercion, remains the only sustainable basis for resolving international disputes Summary The visit confirmed the depth and resilience of the Russia–China comprehensive partnership, their shared commitment to a multipolar world order, and readiness to further enhance coordination across key international platforms. Statement and answers to media questions by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov following his visit to China #RussiaChina#ForeignPolicy

🎙Opening remarks by Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during talks with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping: 📍April 15, 2026, Beijing 💬Sergey Lavrov: Mr President, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your warm words addressed to us and for this meeting. It underscores your personal attention to the development of mutually beneficial strategic relations with Russia, as well as to the agenda that will be discussed at the next summit during the upcoming visit of President Vladimir Putin to China. Yesterday, my colleague and friend Wang Yi and I held very detailed discussions on preparations for this major upcoming visit. Thanks to the diplomacy of the two Leaders – yourself and Vladimir Putin – our relations continue to demonstrate a high degree of resilience amid the upheavalsthat have engulfed the modern world both economically and geopolitically. Regrettably, these contradictions are increasingly taking on a military dimension. Against this backdrop, Russia-China relations, which serve as a stabilizing factor in international affairs, are becoming ever more significant for the rest of the world, for the Global Majority, which seeks not problems or turbulence, but calm conditions for sustainable long-term development. It is in this context that we held detailed discussions and will brief you today on the outcome of our exchange. Bilateral relations are on the rise in trade, investment, humanitarian affairs, culture and across all other areas. We also discussed regional and international issues, both from the standpoint of future Russia-China coordination on the bilateral track and in terms of our joint work at the #UN, the UN Security Council, the #SCO, #BRICS, the #G20 and #APEC. As we agreed yesterday,we now haverobust roadmaps for further progress across all tracks identified by you and President Vladimir Putin for the period ahead. #RussiaChina

@RusEmbMalta Press release: 🇷🇺🤝🇨🇳Vladimir Putin & Xi Jinping: Strategic Unity for a New Era 🗓️ On May 8, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Moscow, reaffirming the unprecedented strength of bilateral ties. They described their relationship as a “comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era,” emphasizing mutual trust, growing economic interdependence, and shared views on global governance. 🇷🇺 President Xi's visit coincided with the 80th anniversary of Victory in World War II. Both leaders attended the Victory Day parade on May 9, where Chinese PLA troops marched alongside their Russian counterparts on Red Square. Key Highlights: 🔹Economic Cooperation: Trade turnover reached $245 billion in 2024, with a focus on de-dollarization and major joint projects worth over $200 billion. 🔹Innovation and Technology: Agreements to collaborate in nuclear energy, microelectronics, and space exploration. 🔹Cultural Exchange: Over 150 joint cultural events planned, enhancing academic and tourism exchanges. 🔹Global Vision: A shared commitment to a multipolar world based on the UN Charter, international law, and sovereign equality. 📄 The full joint statement. #RussiaChina#StrategicPartnership#VictoryDay2025

🇷🇺🇨🇳📞 On February 24, President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of China Xi Jinpingheld a telephone conversation. Vladimir Putin and President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping engaged in an in-depth exchange of views on the current issues regarding the further development of the comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation between the two countries. They discussed ways to expand mutually beneficial cooperation in the economy, trade, investment, culture, education, and sports. In addition, the Leaders reaffirmed the schedule of upcoming meetings at the highest level in the context of the celebrations of the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the upcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and festivities in Beijing to mark the 80th Anniversary of Victory over Japan and the end of World War II. Vladimir Putin informed his counterpart about the recent Russian-American contacts (1, 2, 3). The President of China expressed his support for the dialogue initiated between Russia and the United States, as well as China’s readiness to help find ways to settle the Ukrainian conflict peacefully. The two Leaders emphasised that the Russian-Chinese political ties are an essential stabilising factor in global affairs. This relationship is strategic in nature, not subject to political bias, and not aimed against anyone. The conversation was held in a warm and friendly atmosphere. #RussiaChina

@RusEmbMalta Press release 🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions during a news conference on the outcomes of Russian diplomacy in 2024 (January 14, 2025) *** 💬 FM Sergey #Lavrov: We are living in a historical era of confrontation between those who uphold the fundamental principles of international law <...> which have been formulated, set out and put forth in the most important international document – the UN Charter – and those who are not satisfied with that document, who decided <...> that they could not live in accordance with the wishes of the “political West”, <...> those who oppose multipolarity. President of Russia Vladimir Putin has repeatedly explained the true root causes of the special military operation in Ukraine. We had to begin to repel an attack, a war waged against us by the collective West with the main goal of suppressing competition when Russia re-emerged as its strong rival on the international arena. Their main goal was to weaken our country geopolitically, creating direct military threats to us right on our borders, on Russia’s native territories, <...> in an attempt to slash our strategic potential and devalue it as much as possible. The second reason also has to do with the history of the region, only it was more about the people who have lived on that land for centuries. <...> These people were labelled ‘terrorists’ by the current Ukrainian regime, which came to power through a coup d'etat. And when they refused to accept it, that regime launched an all-out offensive against all things Russian. <...> There has been a revival in efforts to oppose the Western diktat, with emerging economies and new centres of financial power in China, India, ASEAN, the Arab world, and CELAC. This group also includes a resurgent Russia together with its allies from the EAEU, the CIS, and CSTO. This also includes the SCO and #BRICS. The United States does not want to have any competitors anywhere, starting with the energy sector. <...> The United States and its allies have placed sanctions policies at the core of what they do on the international stage, including regarding Russia. This demonstrates their refusal to engage in fair economic competition and their commitment to using unfair, aggressive practices for suppressing their opponents. *** #CollectiveWest The West is intoxicated by its perceived “greatness,” its impunity, and its self-endowed authority to dictate the destinies of peoples worldwide. This reflects arrogance and a disdainful attitude towards the rest of the world. It is yet another brazen assertion that when we speak of “democracy,” it signifies merely one thing – “we do as we please.” <...> It is sheer hypocrisy, dictatorial behaviour, disrespect for the populace. #UN UN Security Council reform is needed. Not all countries that bear special responsibility in the global economy, finance, politics, and military affairs are represented in the UN Security Council. It has been pointed out repeatedly that countries such as India and Brazil have long earned permanent Security Council membership on all counts, as has Africa. #RussiaChina Russia-China partnership is among the key factors in stabilising the international arena and the ongoing processes that are used, among other things, to escalate confrontation and hostility in international affairs, which is what our neighbours from NATO engage in under US guidance. #USA#Ukraine As soon as Donald Trump assumes the presidency and articulates his final stance on Ukrainian matters, we will examine it. <...> The increasing reference to the realities “on the ground” is a development likely to be welcomed. #RussiaSerbia Our relations with Serbia are grounded solely in the interests of the Serbian and Russian peoples, as well as our respective states. Our interests align on the vast majority of issues. These relations are rich with specific agreements and projects, including those in the energy sector, approved by our heads of state, governments, and companies. Read in full. #Outcomes2024

@RusEmbMalta Press release. 📄Article by Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation (December 13, 2024) National identity and political choice on the example of Russia and China ✍️ The people of Russia and China are united by the bonds of friendship and neighbourliness based on deep historical traditions. In 2024, we marked 75 years of our diplomatic relations and the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. Despite the fundamental shifts underway in the world due to the rise of a multipolar world, some factors have not changed for decades. Russia and China remain responsible for the present and future of humanity. We will continue working together to implement this challenging mission, settling the problems we inherited from the past, which I would like to dwell on in greater detail. Read the article in full Key points: 🔹 The Western civilisation has always tried to impose its will on external players throughout its history. Its most effective method was not inflicting a direct military defeat on them, which Europe could seldom accomplish due to the permanent shortage of material and human resources. It employed a much simpler strategy of destroying the existing power structures from within and by proxy. The Western world tried to prevent people from joining forces to repel the enemy, and to incite rivalry and dissent among them. <...> The ultimate form of such policy is the divide et impera – divide and rule – principle. 🔹 The current-day Anglo-Saxon powers have long devised and implemented strategies to encourage separatism for all those who oppose their aggressive meddling in the internal affairs of states worldwide. 🔹 Western forces are acting against us according to the same hypocritical principle of “divide et impera.” Their establishments and Ukrainian ideologues are persistently attempting to apply the Taiwanese, Hong Kong, and other experiences (including Manchukuo) in Ukraine. Their aim is to demonstrate that Russians and Ukrainians are as disparate as possible, to sever Ukraine from Russia, to sow discord, and to create ethnic divisions. 🔹Russians and Ukrainians are one people. Historical attempts to drive a wedge between us are utterly unfounded and criminal. All those Vygovskys, Mazepas, Skoropadskys, and Banderas, throughout different eras, found themselves dashed against the pan-Russian wall. It will be no different now. 🔹 In addition to the unfettered supply of arms to Taiwan, there is a deliberate tendency to turn a blind eye to the efforts of the Taiwanese administration to “de-Sinicise” and “Taiwanise” the island. This is achieved through the implementation of policies aimed at fostering the so-called Taiwanese identity or Taiwanese consciousness – encouraging the self-identification of its inhabitants as “some kind of Taiwanese detached from their roots” and not Chinese. 🔹 The classical principle of Western 'civilisers', “divide et impera,” inflicts untold suffering and hardship across the globe, serving as a source of numerous ethnic and socio-cultural conflicts, as well as pervasive economic inequality. This was true in the past, and it remains so today. #RussiaChina

#BRICS2024 🛬 President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China arrived in Kazan, was warmly greeted by the Russian Side, including the Head of Russia's Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Mininkhanov. 🇷🇺🇨🇳#RussiaChina

@RusEmbMalta Press release 🇷🇺🇨🇳 Article's key points: 🔹 Today, Russian-Chinese cooperation has evolved to become a comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction on the cusp of a new era. Bilateral relations have soared to an unprecedentedly high level and never stop to be enriched with new content. 🔹 Despite various restrictive measures imposed by the United States and its allies, the economies of Russia and China continue to grow dynamically. Economic structures are highly complementary. For many years now, China has been Russia’s primary trading partner. 🔹 Since the security system in Europe and the Euro-Atlantic region has been fully discredited by United States and other NATO countries, Russia suggests deploying serious collaborative efforts to build new Eurasian security architecture based on the regional- solutions-to-regional-problems principle, anchored in equality and indivisibility, and grounded in the existing multilateral associations within Eurasia. Read in full here. #RussiaChina

📰 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s article for Rossiyskaya Gazeta on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China (October 3, 2024) 🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russia and China: Partnership and friendship forged by time 💬 This year, alongside our Chinese partners, we mark a significant milestone which is the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations. The history of Russian-Chinese relations spans centuries, but October 2, 1949 holds a special place in it. On the second day after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Soviet Union recognised the New China and established diplomatic ties with it. In the early days of China as a fledgling state, the Soviet Union provided substantial support to it. Over the decades, the bilateral relationship has faced numerous strength tests, but, most importantly, we have shown strategic wisdom and perseverance. We succeeded in building an exemplary model of relations between neighbouring great powers rooted in neighbourliness, friendship, and cooperation. Russia has invariably placed high importance on strengthening cooperation with its great neighbour. Key points: • Today, Russian-Chinese cooperation has evolved to become a comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction on the cusp of a new era. According to our leaders, bilateral relations have soared to an unprecedentedly high level and never stop to be enriched with new content. ☝️We firmly believe that Russia needs a prosperous and stable China, just as China needs a strong and successful Russia. • In this day and age, as the world is undergoing truly tectonic shifts caused by the emerging multipolar international order, the Russia-China strategic partnership serves as a balancing force in international politics and contributes directly to the economic growth and the well-being of the people in both countries. • It is gratifying to note that, despite various restrictive measures imposed by the United States and its allies, the economies of Russia and China continue to grow dynamically. Our countries’ economic structures are highly complementary. For many years now, China has been our primary trading partner. • Our countries’ close interaction in the international arena is highly commendable. The Russia-China foreign policy partnership strengthens the legal foundations of the multipolar world order, takes into greater account the interests of the Global South and the Global East, helps overcome the legacy of colonialism, and counters modern neocolonial practices. 👉 Since the security system in Europe and the Euro-Atlantic region has been fully discredited by United States and other NATO countries, we suggest deploying serious collaborative efforts to build new Eurasian security architecture based on the regional- solutions-to-regional-problems principle, anchored in equality and indivisibility, and grounded in the existing multilateral associations within Eurasia. Read in full #RussiaChina

🇷🇺🇨🇳 President of Russia Vladimir Putinmet with Vice President of the People's Republic of China Han Zheng at the Far Eastern Federal University. 💬President Putin: In October 2024, we will mark 75 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between our countries. That event had a profound impact on our bilateral relations and on development of modern China and our interstate ties. As per our agreement, we hope to see President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping at the upcoming BRICS summit. I propose holding a bilateral meeting during that event. Thanks to our joint efforts, relations between China and Russia have reached an unprecedented level. We attach great importance to interregional cooperation. I hope that during our meeting today and our work at the Eastern Economic Forum tomorrow, we will have the opportunity to explore and identify new areas for cooperation. We are grateful to the President of the People’s Republic of China for sending such a substantial delegation to this forum. I would like to thank you for leading this delegation and for taking part in our joint work. *** We are establishing subsidiaries of Russia’s leading world-class museums, theatres and musical venues here. I know that some performers who are popular with Chinese audiences have visited China many times, and have recently been on another tour. I hope that Vladivostok will also become a prominent hub for cultural exchanges and attract tourists from Russia, from all over the world and especially from China, which is our friend. 📄Read in full #RussiaChina

🗓 Today, on June 5, the XXVII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum has kicked off. The main theme of the event is "The Formation of New Areas of Growth as the Cornerstone of a Multipolar World". Over the years, the Forum has become the world's leading platform for the business community to communicate and discuss key economic issues facing Russia, emerging markets and the world as a whole. 👨‍💼👩‍💼 More than 17,100 people from 136 countries and territories, as well as 3,400 media representatives are participating in SPIEF-2024. The plenary session of the Forum will traditionally be addressed by Russia's President Vladimir Putin, who has previously sent greeting to the participants, organisers and guests of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. The SPIEF-2024 business programme consists of four thematic tracks: 🔹 The Transition to a Multipolar World Economy; 🔹 Goals and Objectives of Russia’s New Economic Cycle; 🔹 Technologies for Leadership; 🔹 A Healthy Society, Traditional Values and Social Development: The Priority of the State. The programme includes more than 150 thematic sessions with over 1,000 moderators and speakers. In addition, events organised by the Russian Foreign Ministry will traditionally take place on the margins of the SPIEF: • On June 7, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova will hold a briefing, as well as a session on "International and National Experiences of Artificial Intelligence Regulation: Best Practices"; • On June 8, The International Affairs, a magazine published by the Foreign Ministry, will hold a debate titled "Polycentricity: The Norm of a Future World without Colonies and Hegemons". 🤝 The programme of events of the SPIEF-2024 international track includes more than 10 business dialogues, including formats EAEU-ASEAN, #RussiaAfrica, #RussiaLatinAmerica, #RussiaChina, #RussiaSouthAfrica, #RussiaKazakhstan, #RussiaIndia, #RussiaIran, #RussiaBrazil and other bilateral meetings. The forum will last until June 8. #SPIEF2024

🇷🇺🇨🇳 Following talks in Beijing, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi signed the Plan of Consultations between the Foreign Ministries of Russia and China for 2024. #RussiaChina