OREANDA-NEWS Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said that relations between Moscow and Beijing are at an unprecedented high level. The politician said this at a meeting with Premier of the State Council of China Li Qiang, according to the website of the Cabinet of Ministers.

According to Mishustin, the decisions taken by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping "set strategic guidelines for increasing cooperation in eight priority areas."

"Coordinated work has been launched by the governments of Russia and China to implement the agreements reached at the highest level," the Prime Minister said.

Mishustin also stressed that the relations between Beijing and Moscow are characterized by mutual respect for each other's interests, as well as the desire to jointly respond to new challenges.

Earlier, Li Qiang said that Beijing is ready to expand economic cooperation with Russia. According to him, the Shanghai Business Forum provides countries with a good platform for this.