Hu calls for better cooperation with Russia (Xinhua) Updated: 2005-11-04 22:00
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday called for more and better cooperation
between China and Russia, in a bid to further enhance the Sino-Russian strategic
and cooperative partnership.
Hu said that while meeting Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Yefimovich Fradkov,
who is here for the 10th regular meeting between Chinese and Russian prime
ministers.
"The Sino-Russian strategic and cooperative partnership kept growing this
year and showed great vigor," Hu said.
Chinese and Russian leaders met four times and reached consensus on major
issues this year, he said.
The two countries signed a joint statement on international order in the new
century and launched strategic security consultation, according to Hu.
The two countries have also carried out sound cooperation in politics, trade,
economy, energy, investment and military sectors, and coordinated closely on
international and regional affairs, he noted.
The president urged the two sides to further utilize the regular meeting
between Chinese and Russian prime ministers and strive for more fruits.
Fradkov said that Russia and China have done a lot of fruitful work in
implementing the consensus reached by the two countries' leaders.
The two sides enhanced mutual-understanding and mutual-trust, enriched the
strategic and cooperative partnership, and coordinated soundly on major
international and regional issues, he said.
Russia and China share common points of view on the goal and measures in the
next stage of cooperation, he said, appealing to the two sides for
implementation of all the proposed projects.
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