On June 4, 2010, Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo met with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Beijing.

Dai said the importance and urgency of deepening the China-Russia strategic partnership of coordination was becoming increasingly prominent, as the international situation was undergoing complicated and profound changes. China was committed to continuously deepening and enriching the bilateral ties, and enhancing bilateral strategic coordination and pragmatic cooperation, so as to achieve common development and mutual benefit, he said. China believed with the joint efforts of both sides the two countries would develop more overlapping interests, their cooperation would be further promoted in terms of width and depth and the prospects of the bilateral relationship would become more promising, Dai said.

Lavrov hoped the two countries would succeed in important bilateral events, so as to ensure a closer relationship. Russia and China should coordinate closely at the international stage, and work together to promote multi-polarization in the world.