Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin held their regular meeting in St Petersburg and signed a joint communiqué on October 21. Energy, investment and transport projects featured in the talks. Mishustin pledged reliable energy supplies to China, while the two governments outlined further economic, industrial and cultural cooperation as goals.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin held the 31st regular meeting of their countries’ heads of government in St Petersburg, Russia, on October 21. They signed a joint communiqué afterward. Li’s Russian visit covered October 20–21 and included a meeting with Vladimir Putin. The premiers’ discussions addressed economic ties, investment, energy and transport infrastructure projects.[1], [2]
Mishustin said Russia remained a major source of oil and natural gas for China and pledged reliable, uninterrupted deliveries. He said Moscow was ready to deepen cooperation in energy. Li described stronger bilateral cooperation as a response to international uncertainty. The premiers heard reports from joint committees covering investment, energy, humanitarian cooperation and regular government meetings, alongside a commission linking northeastern China with Russia’s Far East.[1]
The two governments outlined cooperation priorities in aerospace, finance, industry and connectivity. They also called for further work in artificial intelligence, biotechnology and the digital economy. Education-year events, tourism, youth contacts, cultural exchanges and local cooperation featured in their stated plans. These announcements set out government intentions; the statements did not provide a separate completion date or quantified outcome for every proposed area of cooperation.[1]
