MOSCOW

Russia is working on issues related to strengthening trade and investment cooperation with China, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow.

Lavrov said relevant departments of the Russian government are dealing with issues related to strengthening the interaction in the areas of trade and investment cooperation, as well as in the humanitarian sphere.

"Of course, our main tasks are to ensure close coordination on issues of international politics, including strategic stability, reliable security assurance for the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China, and our joint actions in international organizations," he said.

Wang, for his part, said the situation in the world is becoming increasingly unpredictable, but relations between Moscow and Beijing continue to demonstrate a high level of development.

“Thanks to the strategic leadership of President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin, our relations, despite all difficulties and challenges, demonstrate a high level of development both in terms of depth and across all dimensions,” he said.

Wang said he came to Russia for another round of consultations on strategic security, and in just five hours today was able to conduct an intensive and in-depth strategic dialogue.

"And we reached agreements on a wide range of issues,” he said.

Earlier on Tuesday, Wang met with Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoygu for bilateral consultations on strategic security.