Putin sends condolences to President Xi on the severe waterlogging in Henan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Fully reflects the connotation of China-Russia mutual assistance in the new era

[Global Times-Global Network Reporter Bai Yunyi]According to media reports, on the evening of July 21, Moscow time, the Russian Presidential Press Office issued a message that President Putin sent a message of condolences to President Xi Jinping regarding severe waterlogging caused by heavy rainfall in many parts of Henan Province, China . In this regard, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on the 22nd that after the severe waterlogging in Henan Province, President Putin immediately sent a message of condolences to President Xi Jinping, which fully reflects the connotation of the new era relationship between China and Russia and the close personal relationship of the two heads of state. friendship.

Zhao Lijian said at a regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that day that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the “Sino-Russian Treaty of Good-neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation” and the relationship between the two countries is at the best period in history. China expresses its heartfelt gratitude to President Putin for sending a message of condolences to China for the first time, and is willing to work with Russia to follow the concept of generational friendship and the norms of new international relations established by the “Treaty” to promote continuous new achievements in bilateral relations.