On June 5, 2026 local time, Vice President Han Zheng met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg.

Han Zheng first conveyed President Xi Jinping’s warm greetings and best wishes to President Putin. Han Zheng said that China-Russia relations have maintained stability and resilience amid a changing and turbulent international landscape, thanks fundamentally to the strategic guidance and stewardship of President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin. Not long ago, the two heads of state had a successful meeting in Beijing and reached new important common understandings on bilateral relations and cooperation in various fields. China stands ready to work with Russia to follow through on the important common understandings reached between the two heads of state, continue to consolidate political mutual trust, expand practical cooperation, enhance international coordination, and further enrich the contemporary substance of China-Russia relations.

Han Zheng said that China and Russia are both important constructive forces in safeguarding global strategic stability and improving global governance. A high-level China-Russia relationship is not only essential to the development and revitalization of both countries, but also represents the responsibility of the times that the two sides shoulder in promoting world peace, stability and development. China looks forward to strengthening coordination and cooperation with Russia to promote a more just and equitable global governance system.

Putin asked Han Zheng to convey his sincere greetings to President Xi Jinping and welcomed Han Zheng to Russia for the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Putin said that Russia-China relations are at an unprecedentedly high level. Not long ago, he paid a successful visit to China and had an in-depth exchange of views with President Xi Jinping on a wide range of issues, charting the course for future cooperation between the two sides. This year, the two countries will jointly celebrate the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation between the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation, and launch the Russia-China Years of Education. Russia stands ready to work with China to unswervingly deepen political mutual trust and good-neighborliness and friendship, advance exchanges and cooperation across the board, and contribute stability to world peace and development with the certainty of Russia-China relations.