<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-08-20/Chinese-premier-lands-in-Moscow-for-meeting-with-Russian-heads-of-govt-1wdUM5HeTXW/img/e59245fe98314f44a34e43c952850c93/e59245fe98314f44a34e43c952850c93.png' alt='An aircraft carrying Chinese Premier Li Qiang lands at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow, Russia, August 20, 2024. /CFP'
Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Moscow on Tuesday to chair the 29th regular meeting between the Chinese and Russian heads of government and visit Russia at the invitation of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
During his stay, Li will meet with Mishustin to exchange in-depth views on bilateral relations, practical cooperation and key issues of common interest.
The regular meeting between the Chinese and Russian heads of government, held every year since its inception in 1996, is an important mechanism for implementing the consensus reached by the two heads of state and promoting bilateral cooperation and people-to-people exchanges.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between China and Russia and the launch of the China-Russia Years of Culture.
Under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China and Russia set a model for a new type of international relations and relations between neighboring major countries, Li said in a statement released upon arrival.
He said that over the past 75 years, China-Russia relations have withstood the test of the changing international situation and become stronger and fresher over time, adding that China-Russia relations in the new era have shown new vigor and vitality, with stronger mutual political trust, fruitful cooperation in various fields, deeply rooted friendship, and close and effective international coordination.
Li said his visit to Russia is aimed at implementing the consensus reached by the two heads of state, carrying forward the enduring friendship from generation to generation and deepening mutually beneficial cooperation.
(With input from Xinhua)
