Xi: China, Russia to promote just, equitable international order

President Xi Jinping stressed on Tuesday the need to enhance the comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination between China and Russia and jointly promote a more just and equitable international order, when meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Beijing.

Xi said China and Russia should bolster mutual support within multilateral frameworks, safeguard their development and security interests, unite Global South countries and push the international order toward a more just and equitable direction.

He called on both sides to support each other in steering the development direction of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, injecting new momentum into the SCO and making the strategic platform more substantive and stronger.