Original title: Russia takes over the presidency of the BRICs Ministry of Foreign Affairs: full support!
China.com, January 3 - at today's regular press conference of the Ministry of foreign affairs, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang responded to Russia's assumption of the BRICs presidency, saying that China will fully support the work of the Russian presidency and maintain close cooperation with Russia and other BRICs countries to promote the success of the St. Petersburg meeting.
At the meeting, a reporter asked that Russia officially took over the BRICs presidency from January 1 this year. It is reported that Russia has put forward some ideas for future BRICs cooperation. What is China's expectation for Russia to take over the rotating presidency of the BRICs and this year's BRICs cooperation?
Geng Shuang said that the BRICs countries are a cooperation mechanism between emerging market countries and developing countries with global influence. In recent years, the BRICs countries have increasingly strengthened their cohesion, deepened practical cooperation and increased their influence. They have become an increasingly important force in international affairs.
Geng Shuang pointed out that the current international situation is complex, unilateralism and protectionism are surging against the current, and power politics and bullying are rampant. How the BRICs countries respond to world changes and play a constructive role in international affairs has attracted great attention from the international community. Russia is the chair of the BRICs this year and plans to hold the 12th BRICs leaders' meeting in St. Petersburg in July. Under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China Russia relations have entered a new era of mutual assistance, deep accommodation, exploration and innovation, inclusive and win-win. China will fully support the work of the Russian presidency and maintain close cooperation with Russia and other BRICs countries to promote the success of the St. Petersburg meeting.
Geng Shuang said that China expects the BRICs cooperation to make new progress and achievements in the year of Russia, consolidate the BRICs strategic partnership, deepen the "three wheel drive" cooperation in economy, trade, finance, political security and people to people and cultural exchanges, and expand the "BRICs +" cooperation. China also expects the BRICs countries to play a greater role in jointly safeguarding world peace and development, safeguarding international fairness and justice, adhering to multilateralism and the multilateral trading system, and make greater contributions to building a community with a shared future for mankind.