Chinese President Hu Jintao has expressed his hope that China and
Russia will actively promote bilateral cooperation in big projects
covering economy, trade, energy, investment and technology to
achieve quick results.
Hu made the remarks Tuesday afternoon at a meeting
with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov who is
now in Beijing on an official visit.
Hu said there is good momentum for further growth in
Sino-Russian relations.
He recalled Russian President Vladimir Putin's successful visit
to China in March this year, saying that it helped raise the
bilateral strategic and cooperative partnership to a new level.
Hu said that government departments of both countries will carry
forward the important consensus reached by the two countries
through the hosting the "Year of Russia" in China this year and the
"Year of China" in Russia next year.
He added that he hoped the two countries will maintain strong
cooperation in international and regional multi-lateral affairs,
work with other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO) for the success of that group's summit scheduled
for mid-June in order to make new contributions to promoting
stability and development and regional and world peace.
Lavrov said the Russians will work with the Chinese to implement
the consensus reached between the leaders of the two countries,
actively advance bilateral exchanges and cooperation in a
wide range of fields, make preparations for the "Year of China" in
Russia, maintain close consultations and coordination on major
international and regional issues and strengthen cooperation within
the SCO framework.
Russia will cooperate with the Chinese to contribute to the
success of the SCO summit, he added.
Lavrov attended a regular meeting of the Foreign Ministers of
the SCO member countries - China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan - in Shanghai on Monday.
The SCO was established on June 15, 2001 and in 2004 and 2005 it
accepted Mongolia, Iran, Pakistan and India as observers.
(Xinhua News Agency May 17, 2006)