Xi says China, Russia find right way for neighboring major countries to get along with each other

KAZAN, Russia, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China and Russia have found the right way for neighboring major countries to get along with each other which features non-alliance, non-confrontation and not targeting any third party.
In his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Xi said China-Russia relations have come a long way, and made a series of pioneering achievements.
Xi expressed his great delight in coming to the ancient Russian city of Kazan to attend the 16th BRICS Summit at the invitation of Putin, adding that this is the third meeting between them this year.
Around 400 years ago, the Great Tea Road that connected the two countries went past Kazan, through which tea leaves from China’s Wuyi Mountain region found their way into many Russian households, Xi said.
Noting that earlier this month, he and Putin exchanged congratulatory messages on the 75th anniversary of China-Russia diplomatic relations, Xi said that in the new era, he and Putin have always paid great attention to and steadily steered the direction of China-Russia relations.
The two sides have acted in the spirit of lasting good-neighborliness and friendship, comprehensive strategic coordination, and mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation, and kept deepening and expanding bilateral comprehensive strategic coordination and all-round, practical cooperation, which has injected strong impetus into the development, revitalization and modernization of the two countries, and contributed significantly to enhancing the well-being of the people of China and Russia and to safeguarding international fairness and justice, he said.
Noting that the world today is facing momentous transformations unseen in a century, resulting in a fast-changing and turbulent international landscape, Xi expressed confidence that the profound and lasting friendship between China and Russia will not change, nor will their sense of responsibility as major countries for the world and for the people.
The BRICS mechanism is the world’s most important platform for solidarity and cooperation between emerging markets and developing countries, Xi said, noting the mechanism is a pillar for realizing an equal and orderly multi-polar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization.
Xi said the upcoming BRICS Summit will be the first summit after last year’s expansion and carry great significance for the advancement of greater BRICS cooperation, adding that China highly commends Russia’s great efforts as BRICS chair.
Xi voiced expectation of having in-depth discussions with Putin and other participating leaders on the future development of the BRICS mechanism to build consensus among the parties, send a positive message of solidarity and cooperation, and advance strategic coordination and practical cooperation between BRICS countries in various fields, so as to secure more opportunities for the Global South and make an even greater contribution to building a community with a shared future for mankind. ■