On September 1, 2026, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun presided over a regular press conference. A reporter asked, during his meeting with President Xi Jinping in Bishkek yesterday, Russian President Putin stated that if China deems it feasible and interested, Russia is willing to make the visa free system between the two countries a permanent arrangement. What is the comment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on this

Guo Jiakun stated that the mutual visa free policy between China and Russia fully reflects the high-level strategic mutual trust between the two countries, which helps to further facilitate personnel exchanges between China and Russia, enhance friendship between the two peoples, and promote exchanges and cooperation in various fields.