BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China (NPC PC) Li Zhanshu met via videoconference with Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Valentina Matviyenko at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing today.

 Li Zhanshu pointed out that under the strategic leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, China and Russia unwaveringly adhere to the consensus on providing mutual firm support in four areas, resolutely support each other in safeguarding sovereignty, security and development interests, continuously and persistently expand  all-round mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries in the spirit of "intergenerational friendship, cooperation and common win", steadfastly adhere to the concept of impartiality and justice, implement the reform of the global governance system, continuously strengthen and develop the Sino-Russian relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation into a new  era.  Li Zhanshu said that China-Russia relations, which are based on the principles of non-alignment, non-confrontation and non-anti-third party, are mature, strong and stable, with strong internal momentum and independent value.

 Li Zhanshu stressed that the priority task in the interaction between the legislative bodies of China and Russia should be the implementation of the consensus reached by the heads of the two states.  According to him, it is also necessary to integrate the special needs of domestic development and bilateral cooperation, from the point of view of the legislature to promote the implementation of the Sino-Russian Good Neighbor Treaty, to promote the development of interstate relations.

 V. Matvienko, in turn, said that under the strategic leadership of the heads of the two states, Russian-Chinese relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation in the new era continue to develop continuously.  She also congratulated China on successfully hosting the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing.  According to her, the Federation Council of the Russian Federation is ready to deepen cooperation with the NPC, continue to play the role of a mechanism for regular exchanges between the legislative bodies of China and the Russian Federation, in order to make a positive contribution to strengthening the friendship of the two peoples and promoting business cooperation between the two countries in the field of economy, ecology, local  level, between youth and in sports.                                               P.S. Why shouldn't other countries follow China's example. Live in peace and harmony.