BEIJING, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- China and Russia on Monday vowed to strengthen communication, consultation and coordination in strategic security areas.
The pledge came out of the 12th round of bilateral strategic and security consultation, which was co-chaired by Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Russian Security Council.
Yang applauded the development of China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination, calling for closer communication to carry out the important consensus reached by the two countries' leaders.
During their meeting, the two officials also discussed issues related to the situation in the Korean Peninsula and cooperation among the BRICS nations.
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