Wang Yi meets with Oleg Olyssky, Deputy Chief of the Office of the President of Russia.

On July 17, 2026, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Oreshkin, Deputy Director of the Russian Presidential Office, who came to China to attend the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. Wang Yi welcomed Oreshkin's attendance at the conference and the signing of the agreement to establish the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization by the Russian government. Wang Yi said that China and Russia are comprehensive strategic partners in the new era, and the two sides always understand and support each other in international and regional affairs. Russia's participation in the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization demonstrates the high level of China-Russia relations, and it is believed that it will contribute to the organization's future development. President Xi Jinping comprehensively and systematically expounded China's concepts and proposals at the opening ceremony of the conference, emphasizing that artificial intelligence should be oriented towards benevolence and benefit all humankind, which reflects the universal expectations of the international community. China is willing to work with Russia to promote the development of artificial intelligence towards a healthier, safer, and more orderly direction through consultation, joint construction and sharing, and to enhance the construction of capabilities in developing countries around the world, making artificial intelligence an important increment in the comprehensive strategic cooperation between China and Russia in the new era.