Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov (Photo: MEM)

Wang said mutual trust has been deepened and bilateral trade has rebounded.

Lavrov said Russia is ready to maintain high-level exchanges with China to ensure the success of the Russia-China Year of Scientific and Technological Innovation.

He said Russia will coordinate closely with China on multilateral platforms, including the United Nations, the UN Security Council, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and the BRICS mechanism, jointly safeguard regional stability, support countries in the region in their fight against extremism, and support the ASEAN-centered East Asian regional cooperation framework.