习近平同俄罗斯总统普京通电话

新华社北京2月24日电 2月24日下午，国家主席习近平应约同俄罗斯总统普京通电话。

习近平指出，中国春节前夕我同总统先生视频会晤，对全年中俄关系发展作出规划引领，就一系列重大国际和地区问题加强协调。两国各部门正按照我们达成的共识，稳步推进各领域合作，包括开展纪念中国人民抗日战争胜利80周年和世界反法西斯战争胜利80周年活动。历史和现实昭示我们，中俄是搬不走的好邻居，是患难与共、相互支持、共同发展的真朋友。中俄关系具有强大内生动力和独特战略价值，不针对第三方，也不受任何第三方影响。中俄两国的发展战略和外交政策是管长远的。任凭国际风云变幻，中俄关系都将从容前行，为各自发展振兴助力，为国际关系注入稳定性和正能量。

普京表示，俄方高度重视对华关系，期待同中方在新的一年保持高层交往，深化务实合作，共同纪念世界反法西斯战争胜利80周年和中国人民抗战胜利80周年。发展对华关系是俄方着眼长远作出的战略选择，绝非权宜之计，不受一时一事影响，不受外部因素干扰。当前形势下，俄中保持密切沟通符合两国新时代全面战略协作伙伴关系精神，也将释放俄中在国际事务中发挥稳定作用的积极信号。

普京介绍了俄美接触最新情况和俄方在乌克兰危机问题上的原则立场，表示俄方致力于消除俄乌冲突根源，达成可持续和长久的和平方案。

习近平强调，乌克兰危机全面升级之初，我就提出解决危机的“四个应该”等基本主张。去年9月，中国同巴西一道，会同部分全球南方国家成立乌克兰危机“和平之友”小组，为推动危机政治解决营造氛围、积累条件。中方乐见俄罗斯及有关各方为化解危机作出积极努力。

双方同意继续通过各种方式保持沟通协调。

Xi says bilateral ties show China, Russia good neighbors, true friends

BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that history and reality show that China and Russia are good neighbors that cannot be moved away, and true friends who share weal and woe, support each other and achieve common development.

He made the remarks when having a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the latter's request.

Xi said the two leaders had a video meeting before the Chinese Spring Festival during which they made plans for the development of China-Russia relations throughout the year and strengthened coordination on a series of major international and regional issues.

Various departments from both countries are steadily advancing cooperation in all fields in accordance with the consensus reached by the two leaders, including carrying out activities to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the 80th anniversary of the victory of World Anti-Fascist War, Xi said.

Xi said China-Russia ties enjoy strong internal driving force and unique strategic value, adding that the relationship does not target any third party nor would it be influenced by any third party. The development strategies and foreign policies of China and Russia are for the long-term, he said.

Despite changes in the international situation, China-Russia relations will proceed with ease, which will help each other's development and revitalization, and inject stability and positive energy into international relations, he said.

Xi stressed that at the beginning of the overall escalation of the Ukraine crisis, he put forward the "four-should" and other basic proposals for resolving the crisis.

In September last year, China and Brazil, together with some countries of the Global South, set up the Group of Friends for Peace on the Ukraine crisis to create an atmosphere and accumulate conditions for promoting the political settlement of the crisis, Xi noted.

China is happy to see Russia and relevant parties make positive efforts to defuse the Ukraine crisis, he said.

The two sides agreed to continue to maintain communication and coordination through various means.

For his part, Putin said that Russia places significant importance on its relations with China and looks forward to maintaining high-level exchanges with China in the new year, deepening practical cooperation, and jointly commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

To develop relations with China is a strategic choice made by Russia with a long-term perspective, rather than an expedient measure, Putin said, adding that the strategy is not subject to any temporary trend or external interference.

Under the current circumstances, maintaining close communication between Russia and China aligns with the spirit of their comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era, and will send a positive signal of their stabilizing role in international affairs, said Putin.

Putin also briefed on the latest Russia-U.S. contacts and Russia's stance on the Ukraine crisis, saying that Russia is committed to eliminating the root causes of the conflict and reaching a sustainable and lasting peace solution. ■