BEIJING, Aug 11 — Long Zhou, director-general of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Affairs Department of Consular Affairs, and his Russian counterpart Klimov
co-chaired the 24th China-Russia consular consultations in Beijing. They
exchanged views on consular relations, facilitating travel and protecting the
safety and legal rights of each country’s citizens and institutions. Both sides
agreed to implement leaders’ prior consensus, strengthen consular communication
and cooperation, and create safe, convenient conditions to support bilateral
practical cooperation and people‑to‑people exchanges.