ChinesePresidentXiJinpingaddressestheopeningceremonyoftheChina-RussiaYearsofCultureandaspecialconcertcelebratingthe75thanniversaryofChina-RussiadiplomatictiesinBeijing,capitalofChina,May16,2024.XiandRussianPresidentVladimirPutinattendedtheeventsonThursday.(Xinhua/ZhangLing)BEIJING,May16(Xinhua)--ChinesePresidentXiJinpingandRussianPresidentVladimirPutinattendedtheopeningceremonyoftheChina-RussiaYearsofCultureandaspecialconcertcelebratingthe75thanniversaryofChina-RussiadiplomatictiesonThursdayinBeijing.Notingthatthisyearmarksthe75thanniversaryoftheestablishmentofbilateralties,XisaidthatthehistoryofChina-Russiarelationsoverthepastthreequartersofacenturyshowsthatconsolidatinganddevelopinglastingbilateralgood-neighborlinessandfriendship,comprehensivestrategiccoordination,andmutuallybeneficialcooperationservethefundamentalinterestsofthetwocountriesandpeoples,andconformtotheexpectationsoftheinternationalcommunityandthetrendofthetimes,whichhasirreplaceablesignificance.Xisaidthatholdingthemeyearsineachother'scountrieshasbecomeafinetraditionofpeople-to-peopleandculturalexchangesbetweenChinaandRussia,aswellasafeatureandhighlightinthehistoryofbilateralrelations,whichhasbeenwidelywelcomedbythetwopeoples."Lastyear,PresidentPutinandIagreedtomake2024and2025theChina-RussiaYearsofCulture.Thetwosidesofficiallylaunchedthisculturaleventtoday,"Xisaid,addingthatthetwocountrieswillholdaseriesofculturalexchangeprogramstofurtherreleasethepotentialofbilateralculturalcooperationandjointlyopenupanewfutureofChina-Russiaculturalexchanges.ItisbelievedthatitwillinjectnewimpetusintothecourseofcarryingforwardtheChina-Russiafriendshipfromgenerationtogenerationandenhancingmutualunderstandingandbuildingacloserbondbetweenthetwopeoples,Xisaid.XisaidthatbothChineseandRussianfolkmusicarelikebeautifulflowersinthegardensofworldcivilizations,andthattheconcertwillsurelybecomeawonderfulchapterinthehistoryofculturalexchangesandmutuallearningbetweenChinaandRussia."LetustaketheChina-RussiaYearsofCultureasanopportunityandthecelebrationofthe75thanniversaryofdiplomatictiesasanewstartingpoint,carryforwardourfriendship,andworktogethertoenrichtheChina-Russiacomprehensivestrategicpartnershipofcoordinationfortheneweraandopenupabrightfutureforbilateralfriendship,"hesaid.Forhispart,Putinnotedthatthisyearmarksthe75thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,andsaidthattheRussianpeoplehavesincereadmirationforthegreatachievementstheChinesepeoplehavewonundertheleadershipoftheCommunistPartyofChina.Hesaidthatbasedonmutualrespect,equalityandmutualtrust,thedevelopmentofRussia-Chinarelationshaspromotedthedevelopmentofbothcountries,benefitedthetwopeoples,andsetagoodexampleforinternationalrelations.HoldingtheRussia-ChinaYearsofCultureontheoccasionofthe75thanniversaryoftheestablishmentofdiplomaticrelationsbetweenthetwocountriesisofgreatsymbolicsignificance,Putinsaid,notingthatRussiaiswillingtodeepenculturalandpeople-to-peopleexchangeswithChinatoenhancemutualunderstandingandpromotetheupgradingofbilateralcooperation.ChinesePresidentXiJinpingandRussianPresidentVladimirPutinattendtheopeningceremonyoftheChina-RussiaYearsofCultureandaspecialconcertcelebratingthe75thanniversaryofChina-RussiadiplomatictiesinBeijing,capitalofChina,May16,2024.(Xinhua/GaoJie)ChinesePresidentXiJinpingandRussianPresidentVladimirPutinwatchperformancesduringaspecialconcertcelebratingthe75thanniversaryofChina-RussiadiplomatictiesinBeijing,capitalofChina,May16,2024.XiandPutinattendedtheopeningceremonyoftheChina-RussiaYearsofCultureandthespecialconcertinBeijingonThursday.(Xinhua/LiuWeibing)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.