The deal was inked by Rossiya Segodnya's Director General Dmitry Kiselev and Xinhua's President Cai Mingzhao.
The first step will be boosting information cooperation between the two agencies, including mutual access to information products, and a dialogue on a mechanism that will allow their journalists to share experience. The parties will also discuss a host of joint information projects that could serve as a platform for further cooperation.
"China and Russia are allies in building a multipolar and multistructural world. […] society will be the first in line to benefit from a broader expert dialogue between the world's leading news agencies as it will get more access to professional, timely, quality news on events in both countries, and on their take on global events," Kiselev said, commenting on the agreement.
Rossiya Segodnya is a multimedia news agency that seeks to provide unbiased, balanced and timely coverage of global events, and share a Russian perspective with an international audience.
The agency prioritizes the formation of its own news agenda, exclusivity and in-depth analyses of global events. Its content complies with the highest standards of journalism, including exclusivity, urgency, reliability, and comprehensiveness of viewpoints. Its criteria for news stories are stringent and rule out any outside interference in its accuracy and impartiality.
