22nd regular meeting of Russian and Chinese heads of government

Dmitry Medvedev: “Our relations are at an all-time high, the highest in our entire centuries-long history. We have achieved positive results in all areas. In January−August 2017 mutual trade volume grew by 35 percent.”

Dmitry Medvedev’s remarks at the 22^nd  regular meeting of Russian and Chinese heads of government

Signed documents

Excerpts from Dmitry Medvedev’s speech at the 22^nd regular meeting:

We have built up a great deal of potential for cooperation development and worked out ways to discuss the most pressing issues of Russian-Chinese strategic partnership and interaction.

The 19^th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was highly publicised in Russia. A range of strategic decisions has been made that will determine the development of the People’s Republic of China for the next decades.

Our relations are at an all-time high, the highest in our entire centuries-long history. Right now, all formats of intergovernmental consultations are in place. We have maintained these consultations for 22 years, since 1996.

We have achieved positive results in all areas. In 2016, mutual trade volume grew by 4 percent and in January−August 2017 by 35 percent. We can maintain this positive trend in industry, transport, aircraft design, energy and the high-tech sectors.

Documents signed at 22^nd regular meeting of Russian and Chinese heads of government

• Joint communique on the results of the 22^nd regular meeting of Russian and Chinese heads of government
• Minutes of the 18^th meeting of the Russian-Chinese Commission for Cultural Cooperation
• Agreement between the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation and the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China on cooperation in risk management
• Protocol between the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation and the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China on the exchange of data received via the inspection and search system used as part of mutual recognition of the results of customs control of certain kinds of goods, in order to improve customs control
• Protocol between the Agriculture Ministry of the Russian Federation and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China on phytosanitary requirements for wheat exported from the Russian Federation to the People’s Republic of China
• Protocol between the Agriculture Ministry of the Russian Federation and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China on phytosanitary requirements for sunflower seeds exported from the Russian Federation to the People’s Republic of China
• Protocol between the Agriculture Ministry of the Russian Federation and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China on phytosanitary requirements for buckwheat exported from the Russian Federation to the People’s Republic of China
• Protocol between the Agriculture Ministry of the Russian Federation and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China on phytosanitary requirements for flax seed exported from the Russian Federation to the People’s Republic of China
• Protocol between the Agriculture Ministry of the Russian Federation and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China on phytosanitary requirements for oat exported from the Russian Federation to the People’s Republic of China
• Agreement on establishing sister relationship between the Republic of Karelia (Russian Federation) and Fujian Province (People’s Republic of China)
• Agreement on trade, economic, research, technical, social and cultural cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Karelia (Russian Federation) and the People’s Administration of Fujian Province (People’s Republic of China)
• Cooperation development programme in space exploration between Roscosmos state corporation on space activities (Russian Federation) and the China National Space Administration (People’s Republic of China) for 2018−2022
• Memorandum of understanding on wide cooperation between NOVATEK and the China Development Bank
• Framework agreement between the Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank) and the Export-Import Bank of China
• Agreement on strategic cooperation between NOVATEK and the China National Petroleum Corporation
• Minutes of the 4^th meeting of the Russian-Chinese Intergovernmental Commission for Investment Cooperation
• Minutes of the 14^th meeting of the Russian-Chinese Intergovernmental Commission for Energy Cooperation
• Minutes of the 21^st meeting of the Russian-Chinese Commission for Preparing Regular Meetings of Heads of Government
• Minutes of the 1^st meeting of the Russian-Chinese Intergovernmental Commission for Cooperation and the Development of the Russian Far East and Baikal Region and the Northeast of the People’s Republic of China