BEIJING, January 11. /TASS/. The comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Russia has been running on high gear in the past year, Xinhua quoted Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as saying.

"In the past year, under the strategic guidance of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era has been running on high gear," Wang said in a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday.

The Chinese foreign minister urged bilateral efforts to strengthen strategic communication and cooperation between the two countries, according to Xinhua. By maintaining high-quality strategic coordination, the two sides have played important roles in the international arena and maintained global strategic stability, Wang emphasized.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Russia as the two countries will commence the China-Russia Years of Culture, Wang said. In accordance with consensus reached by the two leaders, the two sides should intensify high-level exchanges, promote the in-depth development of bilateral practical cooperation, encourage people-to-people exchanges in various fields, and further consolidate the public support for bilateral relations, he insisted.

"China firmly believes that Russia will be able to successfully complete its important domestic political agenda, and maintain national stability and development," Wang concluded.