On April 16th local time, Russian President Putin met with State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu in Moscow. I have made plans and deployments with President Xi Jinping on the development of Russia China relations in the new era, and we unanimously agree to further strengthen strategic cooperation between the two countries and deepen practical cooperation in areas such as economy, culture, and education. Russia China military cooperation holds an important position in bilateral relations, and we hope that the two armies can strengthen cooperation in areas such as joint exercises and professional exchanges, and continuously deepen strategic mutual trust between the two countries. Li Shangfu said that the two heads of state are guiding the development of China Russia relations, deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation in the new era, consolidating military mutual trust between China and Russia, and achieving fruitful cooperation results. China is willing to work with Russia to fully implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, further strengthen strategic communication between the two militaries, strengthen multilateral coordination and cooperation, and make new contributions to maintaining world and regional security and stability. (New News Agency)