On December 19, China's first spokesman Wang Wenbin announced at a regular press conference on the 18th: At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mishustin will come to China from December 19 to 20 to hold the 28th regular meeting of Chinese and Russian prime ministers.
This is Mishustin's second visit to China in 2023.
If you want to be poor, go to the next level. The last time he came to China, Mishustin quoted Wang Zhilian's famous sentence from "Climbing the Stork's Tower" at the Sino-Russian Business Forum held in Shanghai to express his expectations for the future development of Sino-Russian cooperation.
On May 23, Mishustin arrived in China, his first visit to China since he became Russian prime minister in January 2020. Russian media reported that the trip was quite successful and "full of sincerity".
Mishustin led a large luxury business delegation of more than 500 people to visit China, including Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and more than a dozen ministers**, as well as business tycoons from various fields such as energy and agriculture in Russia.
On the afternoon of May 24, China met with Russian Prime Minister Mishustin on an official visit to China at the Great Hall of the People.
**Mishustin, please, convey sincere greetings to Putin**. He pointed out that in March this year, I paid a successful state visit to Russia and drew a blueprint with Putin for the development of Sino-Russian relations and cooperation in various fields for a period of time to come. Consolidating and developing Sino-Russian relations is not only the aspiration of the people, but also the trend of the times.
Mishustin conveyed Putin's cordial greetings and best wishes to Russia, and said that the historic state visit to Russia by President Mishustin in March this year was very successful and opened up a new era of the Russian-Chinese comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination. The Russian side is ready to work with China to earnestly implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, make full use of the regular meetings between the prime ministers of the two countries and relevant cooperation mechanisms, and deepen practical cooperation in various fields.
On the afternoon of May 24, Mishustin also went to Tiananmen Square to lay a wreath at the Monument to the People's Heroes.
Regarding Mishustin's second visit to China, the Russian media expressed high expectations. TASS quoted Russia as noting that cooperation with China "is developing steadily in all directions." In addition, Russia's "Gazeta" said on December 15 that Russian-Chinese cooperation has brought tangible benefits to the people of the two countries and has also made important contributions to the development and progress of the world. RIA Novosti also pointed out earlier that Russian-Chinese relations have developed with strong momentum and close exchanges at all levels. Russia and China have a "comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era."
Chinese spokesman Wang Wenbin said that the regular meeting between the Chinese and Russian prime ministers is an important mechanism to promote the implementation of the consensus reached by the two heads of state and coordinate practical cooperation in various fields between the two sides, which has been held every year since its establishment in 1996. During the meeting, the two sides will have an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral relations, practical cooperation and issues of common concern.
Wang Wenbin pointed out that under the strategic guidance of President Putin and Putin, China-Russia relations have maintained healthy and stable development. In 2024, the two countries will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and open the Year of Culture between China and Russia. We look forward to deepening bilateral cooperation, enhancing people-to-people and people-to-people and sub-national exchanges, and further deepening the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era through this regular meeting between the Prime Ministers. (ENDS).