MOSCOW. May 22 (Interfax) - Cooperation between Moscow and Beijing is not targeted against third countries, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said.
"Russian-Chinese strategic partnership is based on principles of mutual respect and equality, profound trust, and non-interference in each other's internal affairs and is not targeted against third countries," Patrushev said at consultations on security, justice, and law with Chen Wenqing, a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee and secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission.
"All agreements on cooperation in practical fields are being implemented consistently. Despite sanction pressure, bilateral trade keeps setting new records. The share of settlements in national currencies is increasing, which makes our relations not susceptible to external influence," Patrushev said.