On April 18, 2016, after attending the 14th China-Russia-India Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Moscow, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China, Russia and India should advance practical cooperation in 5 fields concerning 12 aspects when he met the press together with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of Russia and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj of India.

Wang Yi said that with the development of China, Russia and India and enhancement of bilateral relations among the three countries, the fields in which the three countries should and can cooperate are constantly expanding. During this meeting, China proposed, on the basis of the current cooperation achievements, to further explore and conduct trilateral cooperation in five fields, namely political consultation, defense and security, economy and finance, connectivity, and people-to-people and cultural exchanges. In this regard, China also proposed twelve initiatives, including holding the 1st round of China-Russia-India consultation on Asia-Pacific affairs within this year, launching special consultations on cyber security and other topics, discussing cooperation in such non-traditional security fields as anti-terrorism, counter-piracy and maritime search and rescue, carrying out trilateral cooperation in drug control, making use of complementary advantages of the three countries' industrial structures, conducting trilateral cooperation in fields like infrastructure, strengthening communication and integration on regional connectivity initiatives, initiating dialogues among scholars, exchanges of young diplomats and cooperation in film and television industry of the three countries and others.

Wang Yi said that we hope to build an environment in which China, Russia, and India could conduct great exchanges and cooperation, and maintain a sound momentum of bilateral and trilateral cooperation promoting each other and advancing side by side.

Wang Yi stressed that China-Russia-India cooperation is an open process. It neither targets nor intends to join forces to confront any other country. As positive and constructive forces in the international community, China, Russia and India are always the anchor for international peace and the thruster for regional development. In short, the three countries enjoy great prospect in cooperation and a wonderful future in development.