On November 15, 2010, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the 10th Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of China, Russia and India in central China's Wuhan city.

During his meeting with Lavrov, Yang praised progress of the development of China-Russia strategic partnership of coordination this year. President Hu Jintao and his Russian counterpart Medvedev met several times within the year. They have made new planning for comprehensively enhancing China-Russia strategic coordination and deepening pragmatic cooperation in the new situation and reached important consensus. Premier Wen Jiabao's upcoming visit to Russia for the 15th regular meeting between the Chinese and Russian prime ministers would further promote the bilateral relationship. Next year, the two countries would hold grand celebrations to mark the 10th anniversary of the signing of the China-Russia treaty of good-neighborliness, friendship and cooperation, he said. He said China was willing to work with Russia to comprehensively carry out the consensus of their leaders and push bilateral strategic partnership of coordination to a new level. He thanked Russia for its firm support to China on issues related to Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang.

Lavrov said he was glad to see frequent contacts between the leaders of the two countries. Russia placed special emphasis on promoting the bilateral strategic partnership of coordination, and was willing to enhance bilateral and international cooperation with China.

Both sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues of common concern.

On the same day, Yang accompanied Lavrov to lay a wreath at the tomb of martyrs of the Soviet Air Force who died in World War II.