BEIJING. March 9 (Interfax) - The present-day relations between China and Russia are stable and mature, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told a press conference on the sidelines of a session of the National People's Congress in Beijing.
"The China-Russia relationship is mature and stable. Our comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination is built on a solid foundation of mutual support and mutual trust. The two sides have a strong desire to strengthen win-win cooperation," Wang said.
"The relationship can pass the test of any international development and will not be weakened by any particular incidents," Wang told reporters.
He said that China and Russia held five meetings at a summit level last year, "which played an important role in maintaining the trend towards further development of Chinese-Russian relations."
"China and Russia have strong economic complementarities and a significant desire to work with each other," Wang said, adding that the need for comprehensive cooperation between Russia and China would not be weakened "by particular incidents or temporary factors."
The minister mentioned a number of major bilateral projects, including the construction of a gas pipeline in the eastern sector for Russian gas supply to China, and interaction in agriculture, finance and other areas.