China, Russia vow to push ties to new high
Tehran (KNA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin say the two countries are determined to forge closer ties amid shared tensions with the United States.
In a joint press conference after their meeting at the Kremlin on Wednesday, the two leaders expressed willingness to start a new era in bilateral relations and signed a joint statement on the development of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation.
"We decided that we would raise our bilateral relations to a new, higher level -- increasing our mutual support and assistance, and promote our relations in a new era," said Xi, who looked forward to sign a raft of financial agreements with his Russian counterpart.
Source: PressTV