The Chinese Foreign Ministry expressed hope that it would continue to facilitate interaction between the two countries in the new post.
The Chinese government highly appreciates Dmitry Medvedev’s contribution to the development of Russian-Chinese relations and is confident that he will continue to promote cooperation between the two countries in his new position. At the request of the TASS correspondent, Chinese Foreign Ministry official Gen Shuang commented on the resignation of the Russian government.
“The resignation of Mr Medvedev and the full Russian government is an internal affair of the country. China, as a friendly partner, respects this. As the leader of Russia for many years, Mr Medvedev has played an active role in the development of Russian-Chinese relations”, – said the diplomat.
“He made an important contribution to the development of trade, economic, investment, energy and other cooperation. China highly appreciates it. We hope and believe that Mr. Medvedev in his new position will continue to contribute to the development of Russian-Chinese strategic partnership and cooperation in a new era”, – he concluded.