On May 25, 2019, Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng was invited to attend and address the launching ceremony of Ever-lasting Friendship--A Collection in Honor of the 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of China-Russia Diplomatic Relations at the Russian Embassy in China. Vice Foreign Minister Le, on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, extended warm congratulations on the publication of the collection. He pointed out that China-Russia relations have gone through an extraordinary journey and made fruitful achievements in the past 70 years. China and Russia should draw wisdom and strength from history and write a new chapter of China-Russia relations in the new era.