On October 21 in St. Petersburg, Mikhail Mishustin and Li Qiang held the 31st regular meeting of Russian and Chinese heads of government and signed a joint communiqué. Cooperation documents on trade, space, science and education were also agreed.
On October 21 in St. Petersburg, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Chinese Premier Li Qiang held the 31st regular meeting of the two countries' heads of government. The premiers heard reports from the intergovernmental commissions on investment, energy and cultural cooperation, the commission preparing the regular meetings, and the commission on cooperation between Northeast China and the Russian Far East. They signed a joint communiqué, and the sides also agreed on cooperation documents covering trade and economy, space, science and education.
Priority areas include trade and investment, energy and resources, connectivity, aerospace, finance and industry, as well as emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology and the digital economy. The sides also agreed to further stimulate interregional cooperation.
According to Mishustin, bilateral settlements are conducted mainly in rubles and yuan, and the portfolio of the relevant commission contains more than 90 projects ranging from metallurgy to agriculture. He added that Russia remains the leading supplier of oil and natural gas to China.
The full text of the communiqué had not been published at the time of writing.