Leaders promote greater cooperation

Bilateral ties acknowledged as top priority of diplomacy

China would like to make joint efforts with Russia to strengthen high-level trust and expand cooperation in all areas to pass on the China-Russia friendship to more generations, President Xi Jinping said on Friday.

Xi made the remark while meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Before the talks, Xi hosted a grand ceremony to welcome Putin, who will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Qingdao, Shandong province, on Saturday and Sunday.