Beijing, 22 December 2022 (TDI): Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Medvedev said they held talks on bilateral ties and the Ukraine war.
Medvedev, now Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council, posted a video on his Telegram channel showing him meeting Xi. The Deputy Chairman also said that he and Xi had discussed the two countries’ “no limits” strategic partnership.
Furthermore, Medvedev said that “We discussed cooperation between the two ruling parties of China and Russia, bilateral cooperation within our strategic partnership, including on the economy and industrial production.
We also discussed international issues including the conflict in Ukraine. The talks were useful,” he added.
Russian Security Council
Moreover, Russian Security Council said the Deputy Chairman conveyed to the Chinese President a message from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who marked “an unprecedented level of Russian-Chinese dialogue and practical cooperation.”
According to the Russian Security Council, Medvedev and Xi also discussed the state of affairs of the post-Soviet area in general, as many of the former Soviet republics are China’s neighbors and have close ties with it.
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Additionally, the United Russia party also issued a statement on Medvedev’s visit to Beijing, saying the politicians “were unanimous in their high assessment of the current state and prospects of Russian-Chinese relations”.
In this regard, they also said a thorough exchange of views was held on a wide range of issues on the bilateral agenda. As a result, both sides reached an agreement on intensifying cooperation” between Russia and the Communist Party of China.
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Russia accelerated its pivot towards Beijing after it was hit with Western sanctions in order to punish it for its invasion of Ukraine.
However, Russia is seeking to build closer economic, political, and security ties with China. Through this, Russia is looking to compensate for its loss of Western ties. Also, Moscow sees Xi as a potential ally in an anti-Western coalition.
