Specifically, under the joint witness of the two heads of state, the MOFCOM and relevant Russian departments signed cooperation documents on trade, support for multilateralism, and other areas, He said, adding that the ministry will earnestly implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, promote the upgrading of bilateral economic and trade cooperation, and lay a solid foundation for the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era.

　　Also on Thursday, responding to a media inquiry about the progress of the Siberia 2 pipeline, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a press conference that under the strategic guidance of the heads of state of the two countries, China and Russia engage in close cooperation in many fields, including energy.

　　"China stands ready to work together with the Russian side to continue deepening practical cooperation in the principle of mutual respect and mutual benefit," Guo said.

　　On Thursday morning, Sun Meijun, head of China"s General Administration of Customs (GAC), met with Russian Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut and her delegation in Beijing and had in-depth exchanges of views and reached positive consensus on implementing the important strategic understandings of the heads of state of China and Russia, according to a post on the GAC"s website.

　　The two sides vowed to jointly serve China-Russia comprehensive strategic coordination and good-neighborly friendly cooperation, promote safe, convenient, and smooth two-way trade in agricultural and food products, strengthen cooperation and exchanges on entry-exit inspection and quarantine, and foster mutually complementary and win-win bilateral trade, per the post.

　　Meanwhile, at the ongoing 10th China-Russia Expo in Harbin, Northeast China"s Heilongjiang Province, businesses from both countries are seeing growing cooperation opportunities.