[Li Qiang and Russian Prime Minister Mishustin co-chaired the 31st regular meeting between the prime ministers of China and Russia] On the morning of October 21, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council co-chaired the 31st regular meeting between the prime ministers of China and Russia with Russian Prime Minister Mishustin in St. Petersburg. Li Qiang said that in recent years, faced with the complex and turbulent international situation, China and Russia, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, have worked hand in hand and moved forward in unity, using dynamic and resilient cooperation to offset the instability and uncertainty of the external environment. The road to cooperation has become wider and wider, and the pace has become increasingly stable. At present, the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era is entering a new stage of more promising and faster development. China is willing to work with Russia to carry forward the spirit of mutual respect, mutual benefit and win-win results, promote deeper and more practical cooperation in all fields, and better translate the important consensus reached by the two heads of state into practical actions and concrete results, so as to better serve the development and revitalization of the two countries and benefit more people of the two countries. Mishustin said that this year marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Russia-China Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation. Currently, the Russia-China comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era is at an all-time high, setting a model for inter-state relations. Facing the uncertainty of the international situation, the economic and trade cooperation between the two countries has a good momentum. Russia is willing to work with China to further strengthen practical cooperation in various fields and safeguard the common interests of the two countries on the basis of mutual benefit, mutual respect, and good-neighborliness. Li Qiang and Mishustin listened to reports from representatives of both sides on the work of the China-Russia Investment Cooperation Committee, the China-Russia Energy Cooperation Committee, the China-Russia Humanities Cooperation Committee, the China-Russia Prime Ministers Regular Meeting Committee, and the Intergovernmental Cooperation Committee for Northeast China and the Russian Far East. The two Prime Ministers fully recognized the work of each committee in the past year. Both sides agreed that the directional leadership of the heads of state is an important guarantee for the steady development of China-Russia relations. They should follow the important consensus of the two heads of state as a fundamental basis, promote cooperation in key areas such as economic and trade investment, energy resources, interconnection, aerospace, finance, industry, etc., cultivate new momentum for the development of cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and digital economy, jointly hold the "China-Russia Education Year", strengthen cultural exchanges in tourism, culture, youth, media, etc., stimulate the vitality of local cooperation, intensify communication and collaboration on multilateral affairs, and promote the achievement of more practical results. After the meeting, the two prime ministers signed the "Joint Communique of the 31st Regular Meeting between the Prime Ministers of China and Russia". The two sides also reached cooperation documents in the fields of economy and trade, aerospace, science and technology, education and other fields. Wu Zhenglong participated in the above activities. (Xinhua News Agency)