OREANDA-NEWS  Deputy Head of the Security Council (SB) of the Russian Federation, Chairman of United Russia Dmitry Medvedev met in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping, to whom he conveyed a message from Russian President Vladimir Putin. The talks also discussed international issues, including the crisis in Ukraine.

As reported on Wednesday in the secretariat of the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, the visit took place on December 20-21. "Medvedev conveyed to the head of the Chinese state the message of the President of the Russian Federation [Vladimir] Putin, who, in particular, notes the unprecedented level of Russian-Chinese political dialogue and practical cooperation, expresses confidence in the continued progressive development of interstate and inter-party ties in close cooperation with the new leadership of the CPC, elected following the results of the recent party forum of Chinese Communists," the secretariat noted.

"The parties checked their watches on a number of significant international issues, noting the broad coincidence of Moscow and Beijing's approaches to the most pressing world problems, touched upon the topic of strategic foreign policy coordination, including within the UN and other multilateral platforms, including the SCO, BRICS and the Group of Twenty. The situation in the post-Soviet space, including the Ukrainian crisis, was discussed," the secretariat stressed.