China is willing to work with Russia to deepen the mutually beneficial energy cooperation to bring tangible benefits to the two countries and their people, Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang said on Friday.
Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the statement at a meeting with visiting Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilev in Beijing.
Energy cooperation is an important cornerstone of practical cooperation between China and Russia, providing strong support for high-level development of bilateral relations, Ding said.
China, taking the important consensus reached between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin as a fundamental guideline, is willing to further deepen the mutually beneficial energy cooperation with Russia, steadily advance the execution of major energy cooperation projects, and actively expand new space for energy cooperation, so as to bring tangible benefits to the two countries and their people, said the vice premier.
China is also willing to strengthen coordination and interaction with Russia under multilateral mechanisms to promote the establishment of a global energy governance system based on equity, justice, balance and inclusiveness, he noted.
Tsivilev said the Russian side fully endorses the multilateral initiatives proposed by the Chinese side, always regards China as a reliable partner, and is willing to promote solid progress in bilateral energy cooperation to better contribute to high-level development of Russia-China relations.
China willing to deepen energy cooperation with Russia: vice premier
