The two leaders underlined the high degree of confidence in Russian-Chinese relations and their identical approaches to the fight against terrorism.
Russia and China would like to move as quickly as possible from the military phase to a political settlement in Afghanistan and to strengthen strategic stability based on the 1972 Soviet-American ABM Treaty. Russia and China intend to continue coordinating their efforts in this area.
See also
Working Visit to the People's Republic of China. APEC Summit
October 19 − 21, 2001