On April 10, 2019, Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Hanhui held in Beijing the joint working group meeting for economic, trade and cultural cooperation between upper and middle reaches of Yangtze River of China and Volga Federal District of Russia with Deputy Plenipotentiary of the Russian President in Volga Federal District Oleg Mashkovtsev. They exchanged views on preparing for the third meeting of Council of "Yangtze River-Volga River" Cooperation to be held this year and on promoting cooperation in various fields between the two regions.