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China Wang Yi Cholpon-Ata SCO BRICS Putin Xi Jinping trade multipolarity AI Global South UN Security Council

Sergey Lavrov and Wang Yi, Cholpon-Ata, 24 July 2026

1. Wang Yi — New Phase after the May Putin–Xi Meeting

Ван И связывает майскую встречу в Пекине с новой фазой отношений и более высокими темпами развития.

Wang Yi opens by stressing joy at meeting his long-standing friend again. He frames the May meeting of President Xi and President Putin in Beijing as having opened a new phase of relations with higher-quality achievements and faster development.

В мае текущего года … президент Путин провели очень важную встречу в Пекине, по итогам которого наши отношения вступили в новую фазу развития.
In May of this year … President Putin held a very important meeting in Beijing, as a result of which our relations entered a new phase of development.
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2. Chinese Support for Russia's Independent Choice

Китай твёрдо поддерживает самостоятельный выбор народов России в связи с выборами.

Wang Yi notes upcoming Russian parliamentary elections and China's firm support for the independent choice of the Russian people, wishing successful conduct of the vote.

Китайская сторона … твёрдо поддерживает самостоятельный выбор ваших народов.
The Chinese side … firmly supports the independent choice of your peoples.
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3. Treaty Jubilee, SCO Foundation, and the Shanghai Spirit

25-летие договора и основания ШОС; образцовая модель отношений нового типа.

He links the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness and of the SCO's founding to an exemplary new type of state-to-state relations and to the Shanghai Spirit amid a complex international environment.

В духе данного договора Китай и Россия выстроили образцовую модель нового типа отношений между странами.
In the spirit of this treaty China and Russia have built an exemplary model of a new type of relations between countries.
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4. Where the World Is Going — Joint Answer

Решительный ответ — независимое развитие, стратегическое взаимодействие, вклад Глобального Юга.

On the epochal question of where the world is heading, Wang Yi says the answer is firm: follow top-level agreements, independent development and comprehensive strategic cooperation, expand the SCO, contribute from the Global South to better global governance, and build a community of shared future for mankind.

На эпохальный вопрос: куда движется мир? Наш ответ решительный и уверенный.
To the epochal question — where is the world heading? Our answer is decisive and confident.
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5. Lavrov — Reciprocal Welcome and Human Warmth

Тёплый приём друга; серьёзные вопросы и человеческое общение.

Lavrov thanks Wang Yi as a dear friend, stressing Russia always welcomes partners for serious issues and for simple human conversation — matching the official mid.ru opening of the same meeting.

Мы всегда рады встречать наших друзей, с которыми и серьёзные вопросы обсуждаем, и с которыми просто приятно общаться по-человечески.
We are always glad to meet our friends with whom we discuss serious issues and with whom it is simply pleasant to communicate as human beings.
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6. Trade Growth Despite Western Obstacles

Рост более чем на 25% за полугодие несмотря на препоны Запада; ожидается рекорд.

Despite obstacles from Western colleagues, turnover rose more than 25 percent in the first half of 2026; a new annual record is expected.

Несмотря на препоны, которые чинят западные наши коллеги, торгово-экономические отношения на подъёме … ещё на 25 с лишним процентов товарооборот увеличился.
Despite the obstacles put up by our Western colleagues, trade and economic relations are on the rise … turnover increased by more than 25 percent again.
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7. Putin–Xi Diplomacy and ~50 Meetings

Около 50 встреч лидеров как движущая сила.

The diplomacy of Xi and Putin is the driving force; about fifty meetings bilaterally and on the margins of events, with more contacts expected this year.

Дипломатия председателя Си Цзиньпина и президента Путина — это движущие силы российско-китайских отношений.
The diplomacy of Chairman Xi Jinping and President Putin is the driving force of Russian–Chinese relations.
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8. Treaty and SCO Quarter-Century; BRICS

Москва и Пекин — движущая сила ШОС; интерес к БРИКС растёт.

Lavrov congratulates on the treaty's twenty-fifth anniversary and the SCO's quarter-century, calling Moscow and Beijing the driving force of a club of like-minded states with nearly half of world population and a third of global GDP. BRICS, which both founded, also draws growing interest.

Москва и Пекин играют роль движущей силы в этом объединении.
Moscow and Beijing play the role of the driving force in this association.
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9. AI Conference and Multilateral Coordination

Соучредительство новой структуры по ИИ; координация в ООН, АТЭС, G20.

Congratulations on the Shanghai AI conference and co-founding of a new international AI cooperation structure; continued coordination at the UN Security Council, APEC, G20, ASEAN formats and other platforms.

Наша представительная делегация … выступила в качестве соучредителя этой новой международной структуры.
Our representative delegation … acted as a co-founder of this new international structure.
Продолжаем тесно координировать наши действия в ООН, включая её Совет безопасности.
We continue to closely coordinate our actions at the UN, including its Security Council.
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