# China's top legislator meets Russian Federation Council speaker

https://mins.news/en/item/126457

- CGTN, 2026-11-03 01:37 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-11-03/China-s-top-legislator-meets-with-Russian-Federation-Council-speaker-1RLf5zmDGFy/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> Zhao Leji held talks with Valentina Matviyenko in Beijing on Monday. Zhao said China was ready to deepen strategic communication and political trust with Russia and expand mutually beneficial cooperation, while both sides also discussed legislative exchanges and coordination in multilateral forums.

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