On May 7, 2019, consultation on Asian affairs and consultation on South Asian affairs between the Chinese and Russian foreign ministries were held in Moscow. Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Wu Jianghao co-chaired the consultations on separate occasions with Director of the Asian and Pacific Cooperation Department of the Foreign Ministry Ovchinnikov Alexey Mikhailovich and Special Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan and Director of the Second Asian Department of the Foreign Ministry Zamir Kabulov of Russia. Both sides exchanged in-depth views on regional situation, regional cooperation, multilateral mechanisms and other hotspot issues. The two sides agreed to continue to strengthen communication, coordination and cooperation on regional development and jointly promote regional peace, stability and prosperity.