Press release on Russian-Chinese consultations on biological security

On January, 31 in Beijing the Russian-Chinese consultations on biological security in an inter-agency format took place.

An exchange of biological security threat assessments was carried out. Particular attention in this context was paid to the military and biological activities of the United States and strengthening the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC). The issues of bilateral cooperation in the field of biosecurity were discussed.

The meeting confirmed the unity of approaches of Russia and China to the biological security. The need for further close coordination and constructive interaction both in bilateral format and at relevant multilateral fora, primarily within the framework of the BTWC, the UN and the SCO was noted.