# In brief: Russian presidential aide’s remarks at meeting with Chinese foreign minister

https://mins.news/en/item/96749

- TASS, 2026-10-12 16:00 UTC
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- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2201039

> Nikolay Patrushev told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing that Russia and China should jointly safeguard maritime shipping as resource extraction and trade expand. He said bilateral ties had withstood the most challenging times and that developing their transport initiatives could reshape the global geo-economic map and better protect maritime trade.

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