BEIJING, November 12. /TASS/. Beijing is ready to boost coordination with Russia on issues related to security and development, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during strategic security consultations with Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu.

"This year marks 75 years of diplomatic relations between China and Russia. President Xi Jinping of China and President Vladimir Putin of Russia have met three times this year, reaching a number of strategic agreements," Wang pointed out.

According to him, the mechanism of strategic security consultations between China and Russia is an important communication platform that serves the diplomatic efforts of the two countries’ leaders.

"Guided by the consensus reached by the two heads of state, we are ready to work with Comrade Shoigu and other Russian colleagues in order to boost our coordination on strategic and general issues related to both parties’ security and development issues, constantly increasing the level of mutual strategic trust between the parties and continuously enhancing strategic cooperation between the two countries," the top Chinese diplomat noted.