On the 14th local time, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Baku. Wang Yi congratulated Russia on successfully holding the State Duma elections and successfully completing an important domestic political agenda. Wang Yi said that in May and August of this year, President Xi Jinping and President Putin held fruitful meetings, leading the comprehensive strategic cooperation partnership between China and Russia to continue to develop at a high level in the new era. Next month, the APEC Informal Leaders' Meeting will be held in Shenzhen. I believe that with the support of Russia and other parties, the APEC “China Year” will achieve fruitful results, work together to revive the historical process of the Asia-Pacific Community, and inject strong impetus into development cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. Wang Yi said that Asia and Europe have vast regions and diverse civilizations, and countries in the region look forward to maintaining peace and stability and deepening multilateral cooperation. The CICA summit was held again after a lapse of 4 years. China is ready to cooperate closely with CICA member countries, including Russia, to practice true multilateralism and contribute to improving global governance. Lavrov said that under the strategic guidance of the heads of state of the two countries, Russia and China have continued to advance bilateral relations and cooperation in various fields, and have achieved fruitful results, which conforms to the fundamental interests of both countries. Russia fully supports China in organizing the APEC Informal Leaders' Meeting. Russia and China have similar positions on international affairs, and Russia is willing to further enhance cooperation with China under multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations, the Group of Twenty, APEC, and the BRICS mechanism to jointly maintain international fairness and justice. The two sides also coordinated their respective positions and reached a new consensus on the next step in high-level exchanges between China and Russia and international and regional hot issues of common concern.

On the 14th local time, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Baku. Wang Yi congratulated Russia on successfully holding the State Duma elections and successfully completing an important domestic political agenda. Wang Yi said that in May and August of this year, President Xi Jinping and President Putin held fruitful meetings, leading the comprehensive strategic cooperation partnership between China and Russia to continue to develop at a high level in the new era. Next month, the APEC Informal Leaders' Meeting will be held in Shenzhen. I believe that with the support of Russia and other parties, the APEC “China Year” will achieve fruitful results, work together to revive the historical process of the Asia-Pacific Community, and inject strong impetus into development cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. Wang Yi said that Asia and Europe have vast regions and diverse civilizations, and countries in the region look forward to maintaining peace and stability and deepening multilateral cooperation. The CICA summit was held again after a lapse of 4 years. China is ready to cooperate closely with CICA member countries, including Russia, to practice true multilateralism and contribute to improving global governance. Lavrov said that under the strategic guidance of the heads of state of the two countries, Russia and China have continued to advance bilateral relations and cooperation in various fields, and have achieved fruitful results, which conforms to the fundamental interests of both countries. Russia fully supports China in organizing the APEC Informal Leaders' Meeting. Russia and China have similar positions on international affairs, and Russia is willing to further enhance cooperation with China under multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations, the Group of Twenty, APEC, and the BRICS mechanism to jointly maintain international fairness and justice. The two sides also coordinated their respective positions and reached a new consensus on the next step in high-level exchanges between China and Russia and international and regional hot issues of common concern.