BEIJING, Aug 11 — Long Zhou, director-general of China’s Ministry of Foreign 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, con

BEIJING, Aug 11 — Long Zhou, director-general of China’s Ministry of Foreign 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.