China and Russia held the fifth round of strategic security talks Monday, pledging more joint efforts to strengthen national, regional and international security.

The Chinese delegation, led by Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo, was visiting Russia at the invitation of Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.

During the talks, the two parties exchanged views on major international issues and the further development of strategic partnership and interaction between Russia and China.

Both sides agreed that their close bilateral cooperation on global issues has helped maintain regional and world peace, safety and stability.

The two countries acknowledged that in order to further enhance strategic mutual trust and improve the security situation around the global, the two sides should chart the development of Sino- Russian relations for the next 10 years from a strategic and comprehensive perspective.

As long-time strategic partners, Russia and China will adhere to the principles of mutual trust, win-win cooperation and good neighborliness while conducting strategic coordination, the two sides pledged.

The fourth round of Sino-Russian security consultations took place in Beijing in December 2009, when Russia and China signed a protocol on cooperation in the strategic security sphere. The next round of talks is scheduled to be held later this year in China.

(Xinhua News Agency Janaury 25, 2011)