LI: BEIJING READY TO FURTHER ALIGN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES WITH MINSK

BEIJING, OCTOBER 20 /SRNA/ – China is ready to further align its development strategies with Belarus and fully use the positive effects of the Agreement on Trade in Services and Investment, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said during a meeting with Belarusian Prime Minister Alexander Turchin.

He noted that, under the strategic guidance of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, the partnership between the two countries had been developing steadily, with concrete results in bilateral cooperation. Li said China was ready to nurture its traditional friendship with Belarus, strengthen mutual trust, advance cooperation and contribute to the prosperity and well-being of both countries. Turchin said China was a true friend and partner of Belarus and served as an example of a responsible major power. He added that the leaders of Belarus and China had set the course for the development of bilateral relations, China Media Group reported. He stressed that Belarus was ready to use the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations as an opportunity to deepen cooperation with China in the fields of the economy and trade, industry, the automotive sector and other areas. Next year will mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Belarus.