BEIJING. April 9 (Interfax) - China supports Russia in its fight against terrorism and in maintaining security, Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday.
"China [...] supports Russia in the fight against terrorism and preserving social security and stability," Chinese state-run media quoted Xi as saying.
Xi also called for further developing Chinese-Russian relations.
"China is ready to strengthen bilateral ties with Russia and the multilateral strategic coordination within the framework of BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization," he said.
Xi has expressed hope that Russia and China will "unite the countries of the Global South on the basis of the principles of equality, openness, transparency and tolerance and contribute to reforming the global management system."
Lavrov said, as was reported earlier, that Moscow and Beijing are going to continue pursuing new strategic goals.
"We would like to express our highest appreciation and admiration for the successes you have achieved over the years and, above all, over the last decade under your leadership. We are sincerely pleased with these successes, since these are the successes of friends, although not everyone in the world shares this attitude, and they are trying in every possible way to restrain the development of China just as they are the development of Russia," Lavrov said.
Russia and China will mark the 75th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations in a worthy manner, he said.