RussianAmbassador:ConnectingtheEurasianEconomicUnionandtheBeltandRoadInitiative_GuangmingOnlineRussianAmbassador:ConnectingtheEurasianEconomicUnionandtheBeltandRoadInitiativeIn2019,Mr.AndreyDenisov,RussianAmbassadortoChina,receivedaninterviewwithSunChao,headoftheBeltandRoadAmbassadorInterviewProgram,andsharedhisviewsonmultipletopicsregardingChina’sdevelopmentandbilateralrelationsbetweenChinaandRussia.PhotoofAndreyDenisov,RussianAmbassadortoChina(PhotoprovidedtoGuangmingOnline)FirstcametoChinain1973,AmbassadorDenisovhaswitnessedChina’sdevelopmentfornearlyhalfacentury.DenisovisimpressedbytheremarkableachievementsdeliveredbyChinathroughreformsandthecountry’scontributiontoglobalpovertyeradication.HealsonotedthatRussiaasamemberoftheEurasianEconomicUnion,willworktopromotetheconnectionbetweentheorganizationandtheBeltandRoadInitiative.ThefollowingarehighlightsofAmbassadorDenisov’sinsightsintheinterview.China’scontributiontoglobalpovertyeradicationThelifeofChinesepeoplehaschangedabsolutely.Chinahasthelargestpopulationintheworld,butreformschangedlifeeverywhere.OnefigureIwanttorefertoisthatintheperiodofChinesereforms,about700millioninChinahaveoverpassedpoverty.Thatisthegreatestcontributiontoglobalpovertyeradication.Therearenootherexamplesinmodernhistory,onlyhereinChina.CharacteristicsoftheBeltandRoadInitiativeFirst,itisanopeninitiative.Itisnotsomekindofclosedcluborblocofcountries,wherethereareseniorsandjuniors.Itislikeafamily.Ifyouwanttobewithus,welcome.Second,theBeltandRoadisarichandbroadinitiative.Itisnotjustputtingrails,butsettingupfactories,enterprises,introducinghightechnologyandthenewbranchesofindustryaroundtheinfrastructureroutes,likerailwayroutes,roads,orharbors,thusboostingcomprehensivedevelopment.ConnectingtheEurasianEconomicUnionandtheBeltandRoadInitiativeWeneedmorepositiveandintegratedinitiatives.Forexample,mycountry,asamemberoftheEurasianEconomicUnion,suggestedthatweshouldnotjustcooperatewithChinawithintheBeltandRoadInitiative,butsetupsomekindsofconnection,ordockingtheprogramsandplansoftheeconomicdevelopmentwithintheEurasianEconomicUnionandtheBeltandRoadInitiative.RoleofcompoundtalentsinbuildingclosertiesamongcountriesThereisonlyonewaytokeepcloserandtoexchangeviews:tomeet,todiscuss.Theproblemisthatweneedsomekindofcombination.Imeanlanguageplusprofession,plussomeareas.Forexample,expertsonagriculture,modernagriculture,ormedicineinmycountry,speakingChinese,inyourcountry,speakingEnglishorRussian,itisveryhelpful.SuggestionsforimprovingSino-RussianbilateraltradeWeneedmorecooperationininvestmentprojects,notjusttrade.Weneedlongtimeprojects,weneedprojectswithjointproduction,thenweneedmoreprojectsinhightechnology,ininnovationareaswithgoodprospectsfromthepointofviewofinternationaltrade.Wecanusetheresultsofsuchcooperationnotonlyinyourcountryormycountry,butinothercountriesaswell.Wecanexporttheresultsoftheproductsofourcommoncooperation.ViewsontheenergycooperationbetweenChinaandRussiaChinawantstodiversifyenergysupply.Wewanttodiversifyenergydelivery.Thatiswhereourinterestscoincide.Thatiswhyweareinterestedinalong-time,large-scaleandmutuallybeneficialcooperation.Butnotonlygas,wehavethesameinoil.RussiaisthetopexporterofoilonChinesemarket.Wekeepthatpositionforseveralyearsalreadyandarereadyandeagertokeepitintheforthcomingyearsaswell.UnderstandingtheChina-RussiacomprehensivestrategicpartnershipofcoordinationforaneweraWhatdowemeanbysaying“newera”?First,it’sanewerainourbilateralrelationsbecausewehavereachedsuchalevelthatwehavenotjusttogoup,butgobothleftandrighttomakeitmorecomprehensive,morecoordinated,moremodern,andmoredeeplyrooted.Thisisthefirst.Thesecondisthatwewitnessgreatchangesinthewholeworldontheglobalscene.Wehavetoadaptourselvesandactaccordingtonewdevelopmentsininternationalrelations.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.