On August 13, 2021, Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu met with Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov. The two sides positively evaluated the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era and the high-level cooperation in multilateral fields, and agreed on further strengthening communication and coordination in the United Nations and other multilateral institutions, safeguarding the common interests of both sides and playing a positive role for world peace and development.