Xi urges closer legislative ties with Russia

President Xi Jinping met with Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko in Beijing on Tuesday, calling for closer legislative cooperation between the two countries.

Xi said the overall strategic coordination partnership between China and Russia has entered a new historic stage, referring to three meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin this year.

The two countries will work together to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II next year, he said.