President Xi Jinping Meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at G20 Summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Sunday reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing extensive cooperation between the two countries.

China and Russia are highly complementary to each other in economic field and have huge potential in developing bilateral trade. "We are willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with Russia in the course of hosting the G20 summit," President Xi said when the two leaders met on the sidelines of the group's 10th summit in Antalya in southwest Turkey.

China aims to build an "innovative, invigorated, interconnected and inclusive" world economy along with all the other members of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies, as it holds the rotating presidency of the G20 next year, President Xi told Putin.

Putin voiced support for China in playing a greater role in boosting international economic and financial cooperation as the next chair of the G20.

The two leaders also pledged to deepen cooperation within the framework of the emerging-market bloc of BRICS and in a wide range of areas, such as politics, economy, trade, finance, energy and culture.

Putin told Xi that Russia and China, both committed to safeguarding the principles of international law, share similar views on many major world affairs, while Xi expressed his hope that the two countries can jointly push for a more just and equitable international order.