Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, being on a two-day official visit to China, met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and conveyed "greetings, best wishes and a personal message" from the Russian President.
"I want to convey to you greetings, best wishes from President [Vladimir] Putin, as well as a personal message from him," Medvedev said (quoted by TASS).
Medvedev also spoke about plans to discuss the development of agreements between Russia and China.
Medvedev arrived in Beijing on December 10 where he held meetings with representatives of the Chinese administration.
The level of relations between Russia and China is "the best in history," Dmitry Medvedev said, TASS reports. The relations between the two countries have reached an unprecedented level, he noted. He also commented on attempts to set Russia and China apart:
"The Anglo-Saxons will not succeed," he told journalists.
According to Medvedev, the relations between Russia and China are "good-neighborly and equal" and they will only get better as they have stood the test of time.