President, Putin call for fairer global order

Speaking by phone, leaders hail mutual support, deepened China-Russia relations

President Xi Jinping held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, in which the two nations agreed to contribute positive efforts to building a fairer and more equitable international order.

Xi said that China stands ready to work with Russia to strengthen communications and coordination within important international and regional organizations such as the United Nations, BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

This will help promote solidarity and cooperation among emerging market economies and developing countries and promote the development of the international order and global governance in a more just and reasonable direction, he said.

Xi said that, since the beginning of this year, faced with global turmoil and changes, China-Russia relations have maintained a good momentum of development.

China is willing to work with Russia to continue supporting each other on their respective core interests concerning sovereignty and security as well as issues of major concern, he said.

In terms of bilateral trade and economic cooperation, Xi said that a new cross-border bridge connecting Heihe in China and Blagoveshchensk in Russia's Far East has opened a new route of interconnectivity between the two countries.

China stands ready to maintain the sustainable development of long-term bilateral practical cooperation, he added.