Chinese, Russian Premiers exchange New Year greetings

Beijing, The Gulf Observer: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang exchanged messages of New Year greetings with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

Li said the China-Russia all-round practical cooperation continued to deepen over the past year, with people-to-people exchanges getting closer and the friendly social and public opinion foundation between the two countries getting consolidated.

Both sides successfully co-chaired the 27th regular meeting of premier and prime minister between China and Russia, which reached important consensus, Li said.

Li said he is willing to enhance communication and exchanges with Mishustin to promote the practical cooperation in various fields to achieve more substantial results.

For his part, Mishustin said the Russia-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership continues to move forward, adding that the consensus reached under the regular meeting of premier and prime minister will help enhance the strategic coordination between the two countries and improve the well-being of the two peoples.